The best cult documentaries to stream

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If you can't get enough of new religious movements, high-control groups and religious sects, here are 16 films and TV shows to watch.
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The 16 best cult documentaries you can stream right now Click to view images

If you can't get enough of new religious movements, high-control groups and religious sects, here are 16 films and TV series on the subject to add to your queue.

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'Symbolic' and 'beautiful': Inside Whoopi Goldberg's secret cameo in the new 'Color Purple' Click to view images

Goldberg earned an Oscar nomination for her turn as Celie in the 1985 movie. The new film's director and screenwriter created a way for her to 'pass the baton.'

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Nirvana will face revived lawsuit from man who was the naked baby on 'Nevermind' album Click to view images

Nirvana is headed back to court. A lawsuit filed by the man who was the naked baby on the cover of the band's 1991 album 'Nevermind' has been revived.

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Netflix has 'Maestro' mania. But for this music critic, the essence of Lenny is missing Click to view images

'Maestro' is a compelling movie of Leonard Bernstein's life off the stage. But it can't capture what made him a composing and conducting genius.

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Review: In nail-biter 'The Teachers' Lounge,' an educator discovers the limits of justice Click to view images

'The Teachers' Lounge,' Germany's current Oscar contender for international feature, places the educator at the center of a barrage of accusations.

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L.A. comedian Neel Nanda dies, just days after 32nd birthday Click to view images

Comedian Neel Nanda had just headlined a birthday weekend show in Toronto. News of his death shocks the comedy community.

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From endangered to cuddly to 'pests': What 'The Age of Deer' says about the human mind Click to view images

Erika Howsare's 'The Age of Deer' tracks the roller-coaster ride of deer populations in the U.S. — and what they reveal about human ways of thinking.

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