AUM: The Cult at the End of the World
Greenwich Entertainment | Release Date: March 19, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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TheWrapJan 21, 2023
This is a polished, straightforward account of harrowing events, told with empathy and relative objectivity. If you’re looking for an entrée into one of the most bizarre, complex chapters of human history, look no further. Read full review
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The PlaylistChris BarsantiJan 21, 2023
An astute and fright-filled story, ‘Aum’ is limited by the unknowability of its subjects, registering as a spooky echo from a distant era. Read full review
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Film ThreatKent HillMay 8, 2025
If anything, this documentary stands as a warning to us all. The warning tells us to pay attention to these groups, no matter how small or innocent they seem, for it is all merely window-dressing, from something that only takes and never gives—the winning of hearts, minds, and money at the expense of people’s lives. Read full review
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The Daily BeastNick SchagerJan 21, 2023
AUM: The Cult at the End of the World affords a detailed analysis of the causes of Asahara’s popularity, and the deeply rooted hang-ups that drove him to order the infamous assault—as well as numerous other crimes. Read full review
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IndieWireDavid EhrlichJan 21, 2023
Braun and Yanagimoto’s film is frustratingly shortsighted about the societal conditions that allowed Aum to thrive in public for so long. Plenty of fingers are pointed, but most of them only in passing. Read full review
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ColliderTherese LacsonFeb 3, 2023
With more time and focus, Aum could have been the next hit series bought by a streamer, but as it is now, it doesn't dig deep enough and leaves an incomplete narrative about this deadly cult. Read full review
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VarietyJessica KiangJan 26, 2023
Braun and Yanagimoto go for comprehensiveness over comprehension, bringing in many more commentators — writers, lawyers, reporters, eyewitnesses — each to peel back one further, fascinating fold in the infinite origami of the Aum story. Read full review
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The Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergJan 21, 2023
A generally compelling story with obvious contemporary and global resonances gets an unfortunately dry and surface-level retelling in Ben Braun and Chiaki Yanagimoto’s Aum: The Cult at the End of the World. Read full review
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