Product Details

• Directors: Ondi Timoner
• Producers: Ondi Timoner, Vasco Lucas Nunes, Jared Tobman
• Format: NTSC
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• DVD Release Date: January 22, 2008
• Run Time: 85 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0014NGNJO
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #189,367 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the 2-time Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner - Ondi Timoner. There are thousands of cults in America...this is the story of one. JOIN US, explores the subject of mind control by following four families and the cult leader over two years as they leave the group - seeking treatment and justice against him. Using an intimate verité style and hidden cameras, award-winning filmmakers Ondi Timoner, Vasco Lucas Nunes, and Tim Rush infiltrate the cult and its leaders to create an emotional and human portrait, exploring why America is the number one breeding ground of cults in the world, and how mind control can happen to anyone. "AN UNUSUALLY INTIMATE EXPERIENCE...INTENSE DRAMA" - VARIETY "AFFECTING...DISTURBING...UNFORGETTABLE" - THE LA WEEKLY

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must see!, April 7, 2008

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Matt Matouka - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Join Us (DVD)

Shocking to see that people have the power to manipulate others like this. This movie is a great tool to inform viewers on the warning signs of brainwashing and still manages to be very entertaining.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific documentary, April 1, 2008

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Rhea Drysdale (Neptune Beach, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Join Us (DVD)

One of the most gripping stories of cults is what happens after you've made the leap to leave. This documentary does an unbelievable job of exposing their underbelly and the psychological spiral of those powering them.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not to be missed. A deep exploration of the human mind., March 19, 2008

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FRJ (Paris) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Join Us (DVD)

At first, you will have pity for these "broken minds" wondering how it just could be possible.
But, at the end, you will pray all your saints that it won't happen to you!
It's a documentary you have to experience. Just to sense how vulnerable our minds are.