Based on a true story
Set during the true and unconscionable Central Intelligence Agency MK ULTRA drug experimentations in the early 1960s. The journey of Ford Strauss, a brilliant psychiatrist, whose moral and scientific boundaries are pushed to the limit as he is recruited to run a subsect of the program in a rural Mississippi Mental Hospital.
TMDB audience score
Based on 62 votes
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UK only · Refreshed 11 Oct 2026.
MyCinema quick facts
Worked out from the film's TMDB record and its United Kingdom provider listings. These are facts about the data, not a review.
Standard length · 1h 37m
At 1h 37m it sits between 90 minutes and two hours.
Thriller
TMDB files it under thriller.
4 subscriptions · 5 to rent · 5 to buy
Included with 4 subscription services: Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, and 1 more. Listed to rent from 5 stores. Listed to buy from 5 stores.
5.9 / 10 on TMDB
TMDB users rate it 5.9 out of 10 across 62 votes, a mixed audience score. That is a moderate sample of voters.
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