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1.
Cults and Extreme Belief (2018)
Episode:
Jehovah's Witnesses
(2018)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary
They explore your friendly neighbourhood door knockers-Jehovah's Witnesses.
Stars: Barbara Anderson, Romy Maple
Votes: 78
2. The Witnesses (2020)
Documentary, Crime
Through exclusive interviews and firsthand accounts, this shocking investigative special reveals the stories of four former Jehovah's Witnesses who share details of the sexual abuse they suffered during their time within the organization.
Stars: Braelyn Carville, Brooklyn Robinson, Regan Senter, Robert Artz
Votes: 288
3.
Freethought Matters (2018– )
Episode:
Amber Scorah: Leaving the Witness
(2020)
Talk-Show
Stars: Dan Barker, Amber Scorah
4. A Perfect World (1993)
PG-13 | 138 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor, an escaped convict on the run from the law, while the search for him continues.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, Laura Dern, T.J. Lowther
Votes: 86,959 | Gross: $31.16M
5. Truth Be Told (2012)
105 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Documentary about growing up in the Jehovah's Witnesses religion.
Director: Gregorio Smith | Stars: Jannette Anton, Phil Bernardin, Angie Bullaro, Sarah Callinan
Votes: 26
6.
Panorama (1953– )
Episode:
Suffer Little Children
(2002)
Documentary, News
Stars: Betsan Powys, Heather Berry, Bill Bowen, Simon Brady
7. Purple Triangles (1991)
25 min | Short, Documentary
A documentary about Jehovah's Witnesses in Nazi Germany and the persecutions they faced in the concentration camps because they would not renounce their faith and pledge allegiance to Hitler.
Director: Martin Smith | Stars: David Burke, Mike Field, Magdalene Kusserow Reuter, Annemarie Kusserow
Votes: 141
8. De Naam van de Vader (2012)
14 min | Short, Drama
'Name of the Fathers' tells the story of Thomas, a 16 year old boy, trying to find his own path within the community of Jehovah's Witnesses he's raised in. Thomas finds himself in the ... See full summary »
Director: Timothy Wennekes | Stars: Robbie Cleiren, Koen De Sutter, Vic de Wachter, Camille Goossens
Votes: 10
10. I Am Atheist (2013)
120 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
The follow-up to 'The Witnesses', I Am Atheist stars Antonio DiLoreto, who realizes that the plague of Jehovah's Witnesses have not been defeated and that the home invasion was only just ... See full synopsis »
Director: Matthew Nedry | Stars: Marshall Green, Lincoln Gray, John Phillips, Douglas Lawson
Votes: 11
11. Uitgesloten (2001 TV Movie)
84 min | Drama, Romance
Despite the fact that he's a Jehovah's witness, ska-loving high school student Jonathan has a relationship with Marjan, a non-believing artist.
Director: Mijke de Jong | Stars: Egbert Jan Weeber, Michiel Huisman, Nadja Hüpscher, Medi Broekman
Votes: 184
12. The Witness at Your Door (1989 Video)
45 min | Drama
After his wife leaves him, brokenhearted Joe Simpson joins the Jehovah's Witnesses. Joe's door-to-door ministry soon finds him in a Bible study with an evangelical woman determined to debunk Watchtower teachings.
Director: D.S. Minasian | Stars: Mark Sendrak, Jim Bullock, Jeff McGrail, Lorri MacGregor
Votes: 17
13. The Schoolgirl The Nazis and The Purple Triangles (2018)
Not Rated | 29 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
Award winning documentary drama examining the Nazi persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses who were among the first prisoners of concentration camps for their refusal to say "Heil Hitler", join the army, or participate in the Nazi way of life.
Director: Jonny Lewis | Stars: Simone Liebster, Christine King, Carrys Parsele, Glenn Phillips
Votes: 9
14. Health Freaks (2009)
Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy, Horror
Alex and Joe are two best friends who fight with mutants, energy drinks, and Jehovah's Witnesses.
Director: Jack Beranek | Stars: Michael Alcott, Sue Alcott, Ashley Allen, Heather Amos
Votes: 20
16. Witness My Journey (2013)
68 min | Documentary
From Jehovah's Witness to Australia's party queen.
Director: Steve Rogers | Stars: Faye Bamford, Arjay Martin
17. The Kingdom: 100 Years and Counting (2014)
28 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Samuel F. Herd, Sandra Malenfant, Charles Molohan, Angela Samuelson
Votes: 11
18. Aus dem Paradies verstoßen - Ausgestiegen bei den Zeugen Jehovas (2010 TV Movie)
28 min | Documentary
The story of two brothers who grew up as Jehovah's-witnesses but decide to break with their past.
Director: Yvonne Rüchel-Aebersold
19. Among Good Christian Peoples (1991)
30 min | Short
Autobiographical story of a black lesbian who was raised as a Jehovah's Witness.
Directors: Catherine Gund, Jacqueline Woodson
20. Divine Will International Assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses (1959)
Documentary
Documentary of the 1958 Divine Will International Assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses that was held at the Polo Grounds and Yankee Stadium in New York.
Votes: 48
21.
Grey's Anatomy (2005– )
Episode:
Bad Blood
(2013)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Romance
While Derek and April try and find a way to save the ER, Cristina and Leah struggle to keep a patient alive while respecting his wishes. Alana is pulled into a surgery with Owen that may change the way she views the hospital's ER.
Director: Steve Robin | Stars: Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Justin Chambers, Chandra Wilson
Votes: 1,020
22.
Queer Britain (2017)
Episode:
Does God Hate Queers?
(2017)
Riyadh looks at faith and sexual identity. He meets a disfellowed Jehovah's Witness, a Muslim woman seeking a marriage of convenience and a trans masculine Christian as he is renamed in church.
Director: Oliver Englehart | Star: Riyadh Khalaf
Votes: 5
23.
Victoria Derbyshire (2015–2020)
Episode:
Episode #6.22
(2020)
59 min | News
The former Jehovah's Witnesses suing the church over child sex abuse. The report of the inquiry into the actions of a disgraced surgeon is published today. People of East Asian origin report the abuse targeted at them over Coronavirus.
Director: Andrew Swann | Stars: Victoria Derbyshire, Claire Jones, John Viney, Thomas Beale
24.
Bethel Church Live Webcast (2009– )
Episode:
How I Escaped the Jehovah's Witnesses: Part 1
(2013)
61 min | Reality-TV
Star: Brady Crum
25.
Bethel Church Live Webcast (2009– )
Episode:
How I Escaped the Jehovah's Witnesses: Part 2
(2013)
49 min | Reality-TV
Star: Brady Crum
26.
Bethel Church Live Webcast (2009– )
Episode:
How I Escaped the Jehovah's Witnesses: Part 3
(2013)
50 min | Reality-TV
Star: Brady Crum
27.
Bethel Church Live Webcast (2009– )
Episode:
How I Escaped the Jehovah's Witnesses: Part 4
(2013)
47 min | Reality-TV
Star: Brady Crum
28.
Bethel Church Live Webcast (2009– )
Episode:
How I Escaped the Jehovah's Witnesses: Part 5
(2013)
49 min | Reality-TV
Star: Brady Crum
29.
The Journey Home (1997– )
Episode:
Jeffrey Schwehm: Convert from Jehovah's Witnesses
(2004)
TV-G | Talk-Show
Stars: Marcus Grodi, Jeffrey Schwehm
30.
The Journey Home (1997– )
Episode:
Jeffrey Schwehm: Former Jehovah's Witness
(2005)
TV-G | Talk-Show
Stars: Marcus Grodi, Jeffrey Schwehm
31.
Faithful Word Baptist Church (2007– )
Episode:
Jehovah's Witness Soul-winning Demonstration Video
(2009)
19 min | Reality-TV
Pastor Anderson demonstrates how to convert a Jehovah's Witness to an Independent Fundamentalist Baptist.
Star: Steven L. Anderson
32.
The Journey Home (1997– )
Episode:
John Davis: Former Jehovah's Witness
(2001)
TV-G | Talk-Show
Stars: Marcus Grodi, John Davis
33.
The Journey Home (1997– )
Episode:
Lou Everett: Former Jehovah's Witness
(2013)
TV-G | Talk-Show
Stars: Marcus Grodi, Lou Everett
34.
Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (2016–2019)
Episode:
The Jehovah's Witnesses
(2018)
TV-14 | 85 min | Documentary, History, Mystery
Former Jehovah's Witnesses share their stories of tragedy and loss. They discuss family members dying from refusing blood transfusions, disfellowship, suicide and more.
Stars: Leah Remini, Mike Rinder, Mathew Schmalz, Anthony Morris
Votes: 161
35.
The Journey Home (1997– )
Episode:
Tom Cabeen: Former Jehovah's Witness Elder
(2008)
TV-G | Talk-Show
Director: Jason Addington | Stars: Marcus Grodi, Tom Cabeen
36.
PBS NewsHour (1975– )
Episode:
Are Jehovah's Witnesses Covering up Child Abuse?
(2015)
TV-G | News
Stars: Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff
37. The Secrets She Keeps (2020– )
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A chance encounter between two pregnant women in a supermarket just outside of Sydney.
Stars: Jessica De Gouw, Laura Carmichael, Ryan Corr, Cariba Heine
Votes: 3,137
38. Crusaders: Ex Jehovah's Witnesses Speak Out (2021)
87 min | Documentary
Whistleblowers leak stolen documents in a crusade to expose allegations of abuse and mind control within a global religious organization: the Jehovah's Witnesses.
Director: Aaron Kaufman | Stars: Barbara Anderson, Gary Breaux, Asher Candor, Candace Conti
Votes: 110
39.
The Daily Show (1996– )
Episode:
Amber Scorah
(2019)
TV-14 | 31 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
Author Amber Scorah visits The Daily Show to discuss her book, "Leaving the Witness: Exiting a Religion and Finding a Life."
Director: Paul Pennolino | Stars: Trevor Noah, Karol Markowicz, Bernie Sanders, Amber Scorah
Votes: 27
40. Knocking (2006)
Documentary
By fighting for their right to live and worship as they choose, Jehovah's Witnesses won legal victories that protected civil liberties and free choice for all Americans. By refusing blood ... See full summary »
Directors: Joel Engardio, Tom Shepard | Star: Jason Edling
Votes: 156
41. The John Cedars Channel (2012– )
Documentary
Stars: Lloyd Evans, Anthony Morris, Kim Silvio, Daniel Graves
42. Apostasy (2017)
TV-14 | 95 min | Drama
A faithful Jehovah's Witness is forced to shun her own sister because of a religious transgression. As the separation draws out, she starts to question the meaning of God's love.
Director: Daniel Kokotajlo | Stars: Molly Wright, Poppy Jhakra, Siobhan Finneran, Sacha Parkinson
Votes: 2,552
43. The Children Act (2017)
R | 105 min | Drama
As her marriage crumbles, a judge must decide a case involving a teenage boy who is refusing a blood transfusion on religious principle.
Director: Richard Eyre | Stars: Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Reena Lalbihari, Dominic Carter
Votes: 14,756 | Gross: $0.51M
44.
Dateline NBC (1992– )
Episode:
Witness for the Prosecution
(2002)
TV-PG | Documentary, News
Stars: Barbara Anderson, Manuel Beliz, Bill Bowen, Holly Brewer
45. Witnesses of Jehovah (1986)
Unrated | 58 min | Documentary
A documentary recounting the history of the Watchtower Society and explaining the beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses. Includes testimonies by former Witnesses.
Director: Leonard Chretien | Stars: Leonard Chretien, Marjorie Chretien, Raymond Franz, Peter Gregarson
Votes: 46
46.
Sanning & konsekvens (2011)
Episode:
Att lämna Jehovas vittnen
(2011)
Documentary, Reality-TV, Talk-Show
According to Jehovah's Witnesses, Satan and his demons were banished from the kingdom of heaven to the earth. For an outsider, this may seem like a convoluted thought, but for Vera-Linn ... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Aschberg, Vera-Linn Lanängen, Raymond Franz, Bengt Karlsson
47.
Channel 4 News (1982– )
Episode:
Exclusive: Jehovah's Witnesses Settle 9 Lawsuits
News
Stars: Barbara Anderson, Catharyn Campbell
48.
WSMV News 4 Nashville (1950– )
Episode:
Innocence Lost
(2002)
News
Stars: Barbara Anderson, Joe Anderson, Reuben Garza, James Lewis
49. Debutante (I) (2021)
18 min | Short, Drama
"Debutante" is the story of Meg, a young Jehovah's Witness who's subjected to the worst of what the religion has to offer: a judicial committee.
Director: Kamila Dydyna | Stars: Sam McGovern, Noelle Brown, Arthur Riordan, Una O'Brien
Votes: 9
50. Witness Underground (2021)
83 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Within the confines of an elusive cult, a vibrant alternative music community thrived, deprogramming themselves through art. Poignant live performances punctuate tragic losses to beautifully illuminate shunning by Jehovah's Witnesses.
Director: Scott Homan | Stars: Cindy Elvendahl, Eric Elvendahl, Chad Rhiger, Ryan Sutter
Votes: 41
51. Beginning (2020)
Not Rated | 130 min | Drama
When a Jehovah's Witness community is attacked, leader's wife Yana questions her desires as her familiar world crumbles.
Director: Dea Kulumbegashvili | Stars: Ia Sukhitashvili, Rati Oneli, Kakha Kintsurashvili, Saba Gogichaishvili
Votes: 2,388
52. Worlds Apart (2008)
116 min | Drama
The daughter of a Jehovah's Witness is forced to choose between religion and love when she falls for someone outside her faith.
Director: Niels Arden Oplev | Stars: Rosalinde Mynster, Pilou Asbæk, Jens Jørn Spottag, Sarah Boberg
Votes: 3,471
53.
W5 (1966– )
Episode:
No Witnesses
(2018)
60 min | Documentary, News
Policies within the Jehova's Witnesses may be preventing sex offenders from seeing justice.
Director: Allan Myers | Stars: Gary Breaux, Candace Conti, David Tyler, David H. Splane
54.
Four Corners (1961– )
Episode:
Bearing Witness
(2021)
TV-PG | Documentary, News
Shocking expose of the abuses carried out in the Jehovah's Witness cult, including cover-up of child abuse, enforced shunning of family members, and how a GB member gave an anti-gay speech days after his gay nephew committed suicide.
Stars: Theresa Clare, John Ekrann, Bill Hanh, Adam Harvey
55. The Selters Escape (2021)
70 min | Documentary
Stars: Tibor Cecelja, Lloyd Evans, Ben Foard, M. Stephen Lett
56. Jehovah's Witnesses and Child Abuse: Is There a Problem? (2016)
95 min | Documentary, Crime
Stars: Lloyd Evans, Mark O'Donnell
57. Reclaimed Voices: Abuse Survivors Speak Out (2019)
111 min | Documentary
For years the Jehovah's Witness religion has been rocked by accusations of abuse mishandling and a failure to protect children, but in one country survivors are speaking out and getting the government to take action.
Director: Lloyd Evans | Stars: Candace Conti, Keon de Regt, Lloyd Evans, Patrick Haeck
58. The Polish Exodus (2020)
69 min | Documentary
Stars: Sara Andrychiewicz, Lloyd Evans, Edwin Kozub, Szymon Matusiak
60. JW Community Podcast (2014 Podcast Series)
Talk-Show
Stars: David Fitzgerald, Angus Stewart, Mark O'Donnell, Maciej Trebacz
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