Through reenactments, interviews, footage, and direct experience, the documentary finds a way to reveal some of the inner and outer workings of one of the most controversial organizations in the world. Tensions flare as Scientology appears to be behind sending cameras to film Theroux and former Scientologists, even going so far as to make veiled threats against the children of one of these former Scientologists. With the help of former Scientologists, Theroux hires actors to portray Tom Cruise (Scientology's most famous practitioner) and Scientology leader David Miscavige to recreate some of Scientology's practices. Stonewalled and faced with legal threats at nearly every turn, he meets former high-ranking Scientologists who explain the methods and manners in which members are broken down physically and mentally then rebuilt and torn down again in a cult-like atmosphere where dissent and questioning isn't possible and some who left Scientology began to feel like they were being forced to stay against their will. In MY SCIENTOLOGY MOVIE, documentary filmmaker Louis Theroux attempts to gain access into the inner-workings of Scientology. While practitioners of Scientology will be displeased by what is presented in this documentary, this should inspire discussion among families as to how information and the truth are pursued by documentarians, and the media as a whole. Many tense altercations between Theroux and some of his interview subjects, as well as between Theroux and Scientologists demanding that he vacates what they say is their property. There's frequent use of "f-k" and variations.
There's screaming, cursing, slapping, as actors are forced to crawl and lick the floor, among other indignities.
There are some tense and violent moments, including a disturbing scene in which actors who have been hired to portray some of the highest-ranking members of Scientology show what behavior is alleged to take place inside "The Hole," an office meeting room in which members are forced to stay for days and nights at a time while enduring verbal, mental, and physical abuse from, among others, the leader of Scientology. Parents need to know that My Scientology Movie is a 2015 documentary in which broadcast journalist Louis Theroux attempts to find a way into the inner workings of Scientology.
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