MK Ultra
Seen it?2022 | 97 min | Thriller
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 37 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Set during the true and unconscionable Central Intelligence Agency MK ULTRA drug experimentations in the early 1960s. The journey of Ford Strauss, a brilliant psychiatrist, whose moral and scientific boundaries are pushed to the limit as he is recruited to run a subsect of the program in a rural Mississippi Mental Hospital.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 107K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Joseph Sorrentino
- Anson MountFord Strauss
- Jason PatricGalvin Morgan
- Jen RichardsLaura Stanley
- Jaime Ray NewmanRose Strauss
- Alon AboutboulTownshend
- Josh WhitesDallas Shepard