My Scientology Movie

My Scientology Movie
UK theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Dower
Written byLouis Theroux
Produced bySimon Chinn
Starring
CinematographyWill Pugh
Edited byPaul Carlin
Music byDan Jones
Production
companies
Distributed byAltitude Film Distribution[1]
Release dates
  • 14 October 2015 (2015-10-14) (London)
  • 7 October 2016 (2016-10-07) (United Kingdom)
Running time
99 minutes[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2.2 million[2][3]

My Scientology Movie is a 2015 British documentary film about Scientology directed by John Dower, and written by and starring Louis Theroux. The film takes an unconventional approach to the subject matter, featuring young actors "auditioning" for parts playing high-profile Scientologists in scenes recreating accounts from ex-members about incidents involving senior church management. The Church of Scientology responded by putting the filmmakers under surveillance and denouncing the film.

My Scientology Movie premiered at the London Film Festival on 14 October 2015 before receiving a limited theatrical release in the United Kingdom on 7 October 2016 from BBC Films[4] with a North American release on 3 March 2017 from Magnolia Pictures.[5] The film received positive reviews from critics.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ a b "My Scientology Movie (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. ^ "My Scientology Movie (2017) - International Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  3. ^ "My Scientology Movie (2017)". The Numbers. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  4. ^ "My Scientology Movie". Altitude Film Distribution Ltd. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  5. ^ "My Scientology Movie (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Guardian 30 September 2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Guardian-14-Oct-2015 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Telegraph-14-Oct-2014 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).