In August 1969, Charles Manson's followers killed seven people on his orders. Why? Explore a conspiracy of mind control, CIA experiments, and murder.
Directed by Errol Morris
mind control
central intelligence agency (cia)
based on novel or book
lsd
hypnosis
cult
conspiracy theory
murder
religious cult
speculative
aggressive
1960s
mk ultra
mescaline
cointel pro
factual
crime documentary
charles manson
cia
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
2.7 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Charles Manson
Self (archive footage)
Tom O'Neill
Self - Writer
Bobby Beausoleil
Self (voice)
Bernard Crowe
Self (archive footage)
Susan Atkins
Self (archive footage)
Tex Watson
Self (archive footage)
Patricia Krenwinkel
Self (archive footage)
Leslie Van Houten
Self (archive footage)
Terry Melcher
Self (archive footage)
Sandra Good
Self (archive footage)
Marlon Brando
Self - Activist (archive footage)
Warren Beatty
Self - Activist (archive footage)
Crew
Errol Morris
Director
Tom O'Neill
Writer
Errol Morris
Producer
Tom O'Neill
Book
Dan Piepenbring
Book
Tom O'Neill
Production Consultant
Popular Reviews
67 reviews
Kayna
2.0★ · 02/03/26
Et si on parlait plutot du projet MK-ultra qu’il a subi avant de nous baratiner avec sa bande de sidaïques sous exta qu’on connaît deja par cœur ? 🤔🤔🤔🤔
Et si on parlait plutot du projet MK-ultra qu’il a subi avant de nous baratiner avec sa bande de sidaïques sous exta qu’on connaît deja par cœur ? 🤔🤔🤔🤔
Imogen
8.0★ · 01/16/26
So unsettling.
So unsettling.
Meaghan
6.0★ · 01/10/26
Low key didn’t mention a lot of stuff
Low key didn’t mention a lot of stuff
marissa
4.0★ · 09/18/25
so exploitative using actual crime scene photos…sharon tate deserved better
so exploitative using actual crime scene photos…sharon tate deserved better