Movies and TvShows featuring "ex-cult-member" theme.

In the TV show "Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey (2022)", it explores the story of Warren Jeffs and his shocking criminal case within the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The series delves into his rise within the religious sect and the crimes he committed, shedding light on topics such as religious fundamentalism, cult leaders, forced marriages, and sexual abuse.%s

Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults is a TV show that delves into the chilling story of the Heaven's Gate cult, a group that believed in the existence of extraterrestrial life and committed mass suicide in 1997. Through interviews and archival footage, the series uncovers the events leading up to the tragic incident, examining the cult's inner workings, the influence of its charismatic leader, and the traumatic experiences of former members. It explores themes of new age spirituality, mind control, conformity, and the search for meaning in a changing world.

Holy Hell is a documentary that explores the story of a cult and its charismatic leader in the 1980s. The film examines the experiences of former cult members and reveals the psychological abuse and deception they endured.

A survivor of the Jonestown massacre returns to the site 10 years later and discovers the cult's former home has become a breeding ground for the supernatural.

Anne Hamilton-Byrne was beautiful, charismatic and delusional. She was also incredibly dangerous. Convinced she was the reincarnation of Jesus Christ, Hamilton-Byrne headed an apocalyptic sect called The Family, which was prominent in Melbourne from the 1960s through to the 1990s. With her husband Bill, she acquired numerous children – some through adoption scams, some born to cult members – and raised them as her own. Isolated from the outside world, the children were dressed in matching outfits, had identical dyed blonde hair, and were allegedly beaten, starved and injected with LSD. Taught that Hamilton-Byrne was both their mother and the messiah, the children were eventually rescued during a police raid in 1987, but their trauma had only just begun.

Louis Theroux travels to Topeka, Kansas to meet the members of the Westboro Baptist Church, a hate group known for picketing events with offensive signs and spreading anti-gay rhetoric. Through interviews with ex-cult members and confrontations with the church's leader, Louis explores the depths of religious fundamentalism and bigotry.

Uncover New Zealand’s most extreme religious cult, Gloriavale, and the true stories of people attempting to break free, including current and former members that have never gone on record before. Made with support from NZ on Air. WARNING: Deals with the issue of sexual abuse.

On January 7th 2005, 29 year old Rick Rodriguez murdered his former nanny and then killed himself on a lonely desert highway. Hours earlier he had videoed his suicide note and this final message provided a remarkable insight into a deeply damaged life. It also lifted the lid on one of the most notorious religious cults to emerge out of the 1960s counter culture: The Children of God sect.

Real life deprogrammers and ex-Moonies reenact one person’s journey into and out of the Unification Church in this compelling docudrama. Moonchild is an eye-opening glimpse of a religious cult from an insider’s point of view.