Deprogrammed
Seen it?2015 | 90 min | Documentary
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious. If you loved Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, start here.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Ted "Black Lightning" Patrick's practice of "deprogramming," also known as "reverse brainwashing," started in the early 1970s and quickly snowballed into a vast underground movement composed of concerned parents, ex-cultists-turned-deprogrammers and some sympathetic law-enforcers whose mission was to physically and mentally remove individuals from cults.
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 impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mia Donovan
- Ted PatrickSelf - Deprogrammer
- Mia DonovanSelf / Narrator (voice)
- Matthew RobinsonSelf
- Aaron ChristSelf - The Christ Family
- Steve CapelliniSelf - Former member of The Unification Church (Moonies)
- Stephen A. KentSelf - Professor of New Religions
- Jim SiegelmanSelf - Author
- Flo ConwaySelf - Author
- Cheryl ProkoshSelf - Former member of The Christ Family
- Kathy CramptonSelf - Former member of the Love Family