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title: 'Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief (2015)'
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director: 'Alex Gibney'
released: '2015-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 119
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  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United States'
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# Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief (2015)

2015 · 119 min · Documentary · United States


## Synopsis

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief is a 2015 documentary film about Scientology. Directed by Alex Gibney and produced by HBO, it is based on Lawrence Wright's book Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood and the Prison of Belief (2013). The film premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. It received widespread praise from critics and was nominated for seven Emmy Awards, winning three, including Best Documentary. It also received a 2015 Peabody Award and won the award for Best Documentary Screenplay from the Writers Guild of America.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alex Gibney](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-gibney)
- **Screenplay:** [Alex Gibney](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-gibney)
- **Producer:** [Alex Gibney](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-gibney)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Fall On Your Sword](https://cinepixo.com/people/fall-on-your-sword)

## Cast

- [Nancy Cartwright](https://cinepixo.com/people/nancy-cartwright)
- [Kirstie Alley](https://cinepixo.com/people/kirstie-alley)
- [Katie Holmes](https://cinepixo.com/people/katie-holmes)
- [Sherry Stringfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/sherry-stringfield)
- [Anne Archer](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-archer)
- [Jenna Elfman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jenna-elfman)
- [Tony Ortega](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-ortega)
- [Jason Beghe](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-beghe)
- [Kelly Preston](https://cinepixo.com/people/kelly-preston)
- [Nicole Kidman](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicole-kidman)
- [Tom Cruise](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-cruise)
- [John Travolta](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-travolta)
- [Isaac Hayes](https://cinepixo.com/people/isaac-hayes)
- [Mark Rathbun](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-rathbun)
- [Paul Haggis](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-haggis)

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Official site: http://www.hbo.com/documentaries/going-clear#/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/going-clear-scientology-hollywood-and-the-prison-of-belief-2015
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