MK Ultra
A psychiatrist enters a secret CIA drug program and confronts the moral costs of turning a mental hospital into a laboratory.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- paranoid
- disturbing
- oppressive
- late night thriller viewing
- political thriller marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ford Strauss is recruited by the CIA to administer MK ULTRA drug experiments inside a mental hospital.
The CIA's secret experimentation program places the psychiatrist inside a network of covert authority and moral concealment.
The MK ULTRA subject matter directly evokes Cold War-era CIA research into drugs and psychological manipulation.
Ford Strauss's psychiatric role is placed in direct conflict with the unconscionable experiments he is recruited to conduct.
Films like MK Ultra, and why
The Experiment
shared psychological thriller atmosphere, institutional manipulation, and ethically compromised experimentation
The Manchurian Candidate
shared paranoia thriller structure, government conspiracy, and drug-induced psychological destabilization
The Parallax View
shared historical conspiracy themes, coercive state power, and bleak institutional suspense
Movie Details
- Director
- Joseph Sorrentino
- Release Date
- 2022-10-07
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (62)
Cast
- Anson Mount
- Jason Patric
- Jen Richards
- Jaime Ray Newman
- Alon Aboutboul
- Josh Whites
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is MK Ultra about?
- A psychiatrist enters a secret CIA drug program and confronts the moral costs of turning a mental hospital into a laboratory.
- What is MK Ultra like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of MK Ultra as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is MK Ultra violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in MK Ultra as mild.
- Which films are like MK Ultra?
- Films with a similar feel include The Experiment, The Manchurian Candidate, and The Parallax View.
- How long is MK Ultra?
- MK Ultra runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch MK Ultra?
- In United States, MK Ultra streams on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
