Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

Name: Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2015-01-25
Duration: 2 h
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Paul Haggis, Jason Beghe, Alex Gibney, Lawrence Wright, Sherry Stringfield

2015·Movie·15·120 min·★ 7.6(872)

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The film profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, shining a light on how they attract true believers and the things they do in the name of religion.

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About Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief is a 2015 English-language documentary film directed by Alex Gibney. The cast is led by Paul Haggis, Jason Beghe, Alex Gibney. It has a runtime of 2h 0m. Viewers rate it 7.6/10 across 900 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max, The CW.

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief was produced by Sky Atlantic, Jigsaw Productions, and HBO Documentary Films and made in United States of America. It was released on January 25, 2015, and carries a 15 certification.

Director: Alex Gibney
Writers: Alex Gibney
Release date: January 25, 2015
OTT release: March 29, 2015
Original language: English
Age rating: 15
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: Sky Atlantic, Jigsaw Productions, HBO Documentary Films

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Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief cast & crew

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief was directed by Alex Gibney and written by Alex Gibney.

The cast features Paul Haggis as Self - Interviewee, Jason Beghe as Self - Interviewee, Alex Gibney as Narrator (voice), Lawrence Wright as Self - Interviewee, Sherry Stringfield as Sara Northrup (voice), and Katie Holmes as Self (archive footage).

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Will Bates, cinematography is by Sam Painter, and it was produced by Lawrence Wright and Sheila Nevins.

Is Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief worth watching?

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief holds an audience score of 7.6/10 from 872 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed documentary films.

At 2h 0m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy documentary, Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

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It first became available to stream digitally on March 29, 2015.

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