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My Scientology Movie (2016)

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My Scientology Movie (2016)

Overview

After being denied access to the Church of Scientology's headquarters, documentarian Louis Theroux teams up with ex-Scientology official Marty Rathbun to stage re-enactments of alleged abuses within the organization. Theroux soon discovers that the church is watching his every move.


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low

Viewer Rating
7.1

Overview

After being denied access to the Church of Scientology's headquarters, documentarian Louis Theroux teams up with ex-Scientology official Marty Rathbun to stage re-enactments of alleged abuses within the organization. Theroux soon discovers that the church is watching his every move.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Prime Video logoPrime Video
Philo logoPhilo
Apple TV logoApple TV
Powered byJustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

The film is left-leaning because its central thesis involves a sustained critique of a powerful, secretive organization for alleged abuses and manipulation, aligning with progressive values of transparency, accountability, and social justice.

This documentary features primarily traditional casting, reflecting the real-world individuals and subjects investigated. The narrative focuses on a critical examination of a specific organization and its practices, rather than offering a critique of broader traditional identities.

Secondary

The film is a documentary exploring the Church of Scientology through Louis Theroux's investigation. It does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, therefore, there is no portrayal to evaluate.

Based on the film's premise as a documentary investigating Scientology, there are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in "My Scientology Movie." The narrative focuses on Louis Theroux's exploration of the Church of Scientology and its practices, rather than LGBTQ+ representation.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

This is a documentary film featuring real individuals and re-enactments of real events. The film portrays historical figures and the filmmaker himself, all maintaining their established genders without any changes from their real-world identities.

This documentary features real individuals and re-enactments of historical figures. The actors cast in these re-enactments maintain the established race of the individuals they portray, thus no race swap occurs.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.1

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.6
The Movie Database logo
6.6

Critic Ratings

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8.9
Metacritic logo
6.2

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