Everyone’s buzzing about Hulu’s gripping dramatic series The Path, which explores the lives of members the fictional Meyerist cult as they search frantically for the truth. If you can’t wait for the next episode of The Path, these other cult-themed movies and shows should tide you over.
‘Sound of My Voice’
In this eerie thriller, a pair of journalists go in too deep as they follow a seductive cult leader claiming to be from the future.
‘Martha Marcy May Marlene’
In Elizabeth Olsen‘s breakout role, she plays a tormented woman dealing with the aftermath of leaving a cult.
‘The Source Family’
The Source Family is a doc about a ’70s communal-living experiment in LA full of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll.
‘The Master’
Paul Thomas Anderson’s film The Master seems to take inspiration from the life of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.
‘I Escaped a Cult’
National Geographic’s documentary TV series shares shocking stories of people who’ve escaped cults.
‘Eyes Wide Shut’
This Stanley Kubrick classic is always fun to revisit, with Tom Cruise playing a doctor who discovers a creepy secret society.
‘Jesus Camp’
Jesus Camp is a doc about a cult-like evangelical Christian summer camp that recruits children to be “soldiers” in “God’s army.”
‘The Wicker Man’
The 1973 original version of The Wicker Man (not the bizarre Nicholas Cage remake) is a psychedelic film about paganism on a Scottish island.
‘Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief’
The documentary Going Clear gives viewers a brave look at the hidden world of Scientology.
‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’
Most shows about cults are depressing, to say the least, so thank God for Netflix’s quirky comedy Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
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