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Dangerous Persuasions

Following extraordinary and terrifyingly true tales of psychological manipulation, Dangerous Persuasions explores everyday people who were brainwashed into making remarkable sacrifices and committing unthinkable acts in the process.
IMDb 7.720136 episodes
TV-14
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Scientology: Eternal Contract
    January 15, 2013
    44min
    TV-14
    Devoted Scientologist Nancy becomes an undercover spy to root out the church’s enemies. Little did she know she'd become immersed in the organization’s secret war against its critics.
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  2. S1 E2 - Prophet or Predator?
    January 29, 2013
    44min
    TV-14
    Single mom Christine meets a charismatic man who manipulates her into believing he is a Mormon Prophet and that they are 'spiritually married.' Promising divine blessings he coerces her into selling her possessions.
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  3. S1 E2 - Bound in a Box: Colleen Stan
    January 22, 2013
    44min
    TV-14
    The true story of Colleen Stan, a woman kidnapped in 1977. Trapped in a box for 23 hours a day, Colleen tells the harrowing story of her imprisonment lasting more than seven years.
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  4. S1 E3 - False Memories, Real Evil
    February 5, 2013
    44min
    16+
    Susan Hamlin is intimidated by husband Richard into fabricating 'repressed childhood memories.' He manipulates Susan into believing she has molested their own children and is at the center of a plot to kill him.
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  5. S1 E4 - Highway to Hate
    February 12, 2013
    44min
    TV-14
    Young father Kerry Noble takes his pregnant wife to a Christian commune and after meeting charismatic leader Jim Ellison, they feel this is a devout and perfect place. But soon, Kerry is led into a world of racism and mass-murder.
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  6. S1 E5 - Diabolical Discipline
    February 20, 2013
    44min
    TV-14
    Mary Rich and her family meet self-styled missionary Ron Larrinaga at their local church. When Ron convinces them to join his family living in a remote house in northern California, the house soon becomes a violent retreat
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
David BartlettRussell EatoughSteve Webb
Producers
Ron SimonBarbara ShearerAmy Lee-JonesFrances CaseyMichael KotLouise NormanDean Perlmutter
Starring
Louise NormanMichael Kot
Studio
discovery plus Ties That Bind
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