Selection of the most interesting and rare documentaries about cults and their leaders. What veganism has to do with cult
1. Wild Wild Country (2018 – Netflix)
A gripping docuseries about the controversial Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and his followers building a utopian city in Oregon, leading to one of the most bizarre and dramatic clashes in American history.
2. Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey (2022 – Netflix)
This shocking docuseries exposes the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) and its leader Warren Jeffs, who enforced polygamy and child marriages.
3. Shiny, happy people: Duggar Family Secrets (2023 – Amazon Prime)
Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets is an American limited television documentary series about the Duggar family and its relationship with the Institute in Basic Life Principles.
4. Holy Hell (2016 – Amazon Prime Video)
Directed by a former member, this documentary offers an insider’s view into the Buddhafield cult in California and its charismatic but manipulative leader.
6. The Source Family (2012) – Amazon Prime, Apple TV
A trippy look at a 1970s Hollywood cult led by Father Yod, blending spiritualism, rock music, and health food — all before things took a darker turn.