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Luke G Apr 26, 2019 A great movie that looks at an obscure subculture but also has implications for broader discourse and conspiracy theory culture. This is not a movie primarily designed to engage with or rebut flat earth "arguments," although it indirectly does a little of that. Many of the negative reviews here seem to bemoan that fact, but I think the director made the right call. A wack-a-mole rebuttal of all the various flat earth sub-theories would not make for a coherent documentary, and if you're really interested in that sort of thing, it already exists on youtube. Watch this movie out of an interest in anthropology, not geography. See more

Leia L Apr 10, 2019 It would be so easy to mock those people that I find it surprising that the film empathizes with them, focusing on how we should engage in constructive debate instead of ostracizing them - that, of course, until it plays the devil's advocate by reminding us of how dangerous they can be. See more

Kylo S Apr 8, 2019 Interesting "movie" that really shows how far people are willing to go even when all evidence points against it. I'm disappointed though because there is not a single point in this film where they give evidence of the flat earth. They just talk about how they got there following basically. At two parts in the film they conduct tests to prove the flat earth and it back fires and just proves that the earth is in facts a globe!! See more

Anakin L Apr 4, 2019 The finest flat earth movie ever made. If I had one critic it was too even handed.

Luke W Mar 29, 2019 Great look at a movement that seems to be growing. The film sometimes reveals the self-satire that flat earthers engage in but doesnï¿ 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2(TM)t lose track of their humanity. See more

Finn S Mar 26, 2019 Now this is one helluva documentary. I'm all for conspiracy theories, not all of them, but the ones that raise enough questions that can't be answered. But how in the world anyone can believe the Earth is flat and this is all such a great conspiracy against them is laughable. It's too hard not to laugh even though this doc does a great job of explaining why that's the wrong response to have towards them. I think one very interesting point that gets revealed pretty early on is that the vast majority of people here are living isolated lives because they don't feel they fit in (to the point that they've been willing to loose spouses, children and friends over this). So they're all so desperate for something to believe in that they ended up with this junk science. And they're guard now just screams "Evil person!!" if anyone tries to speak with them rationally. Hence it's not so much funny as it is sad, that they've reached this low point in their life. Anyway, the movie works on a number of levels, ie if you're open minded and want to hear what the other side is thinking; or as a comedy, because they come across as total _____. Either way it's a good movie. And remember this isn't a movie about converting the masses, it's a movie about them being able to tell us their beliefs in an open forum. So don't get mad when they/scientists/filmmakers don't address the beliefs of the flat earthers. That would form the basis of the sequel. See more

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