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2007•101 min•History, Documentary, Crime, Drama

Jonestown: Paradise Lost

Is Jonestown: Paradise Lost a Hit or Flop?

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Is Jonestown: Paradise Lost worth watching? With a rating of 6.8/10, this History, Documentary, Crime, Drama film is a must-watch hit for fans of the genre. Read on for our detailed analysis and user reviews.

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Jonestown: Paradise Lost Synopsis

Jonestown: Paradise Lost is a documentary on the final days of Jonestown, the Peoples Temple, and Jim Jones. From eyewitness and survivor accounts, it recreates the last week before the mass murder-suicide on November 18, 1978.

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Top Cast

Ted Biggs
Ted BiggsNarrator (voice)
Rick Roberts
Rick RobertsJim Jones
Quentin Krog
Quentin KrogStephan Jones
Brendan Murray
Brendan MurrayVernon Gosney
Alon Nashman
Alon NashmanSherwin Harris
Greg Ellwand
Greg EllwandCongressman Leo Ryan
Kevin Otto
Kevin OttoTim Reiterman
Adrienne Pearce
Adrienne PearceSharon Amos
Victoria Bartlett
Victoria BartlettMarceline Jones
Patrick Lyster
Patrick LysterCharles Garry

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Is Jonestown: Paradise Lost worth watching?

Jonestown: Paradise Lost has received mixed reviews with a 6.8/10 rating. It might be worth watching if you're a fan of History, Documentary, Crime movies.

Is Jonestown: Paradise Lost hit or flop?

Jonestown: Paradise Lost has received average ratings (6.8/10), performing moderately with audiences.

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Jonestown: Paradise Lost is a History, Documentary, Crime movie that Jonestown: Paradise Lost is a documentary on the final days of Jonestown, the Peoples Temple, and Jim Jones. From eyewitness and survivor accounts, it...

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Critic Reviews

DaveFeb 10, 2017
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Coming in close to 30 years after the Jonestown Massacre, this is a dramatic retelling (with actual footage mixed in) of the fateful hours leading to the end of the People’s Temple Agricultural Project. Rick Roberts give a strong performance as Jones, a man who is seeing is dream of a socialist paradise dissolve after finding out more and more of his “people” want to defect once the horrid conditions and practices are brought to light. The real powerhouse is Greg Elland as Congressman Leo Ryan, playing him as an unnervingly cool and heroic would-be savior, only to end as a victim to one of the darkest days in United States history.