Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter
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| Obscured Releasing | Release Date: November 19, 2025 |
Summary:
In the 90s wellness icon Susan Powter rose to fame with bestsellers and infomercials, then vanished. After bankruptcy and lawsuits, she lives in poverty in Las Vegas. Can her "Stop The Insanity" message still resonate today?
Genre(s):
Documentary
Runtime:
87 min
Nov 20, 2025
Jan 14, 2026
Where Finding Susan Powter works best is as a near-vérité glimpse into the life of somebody who seemingly had everything, seemingly lost everything and is now living in a limbo that would be sad except that the doc treats it as matter-of-fact, rather than tragic — a distinction I certainly appreciated.
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