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IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
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Why this pick
Stearns again turns self-improvement culture into a dry, unnerving power game, with clipped humour, escalating social discomfort, and a protagonist pulled into a coercive closed world.
02
Why this pick
A lean, intimate investigation of a charismatic group that preserves Faults’ uncertainty about who is manipulating whom and its tension between skepticism, vulnerability, and belief.
03
Why this pick
Its patient, tightly contained gathering builds dread through awkward conversation and ambiguous motives, delivering the same uneasy sense that politeness is masking a dangerous imbalance.
04
Why this pick
A stripped-down psychological thriller about authority and submission, driven by painfully plausible coercion rather than spectacle; its escalating discomfort and moral pressure closely suit Faults.
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Why this pick
This is a more melancholic, fragmented look at cult influence, sharing Faults’ concern with damaged trust, unstable perspective, and the lingering grip of controlling relationships.
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01 / THE STORY
Ansel Roth, a writer and cult specialist, fraudulently uses an expired voucher to pay for a meal at a hotel restaurant and is forcibly removed after refusing to pay. The manager of the hotel tells Roth that his speaking engagement is almost ready, and Roth steals towels and batteries as he checks out. His presentation on cults is interrupted by a heckler, who proceeds to beat him up for his involvement in the suicide of a troubled woman, the man's sister, who had been involved with a cult. Evelyn and Paul approach Roth and request an autographed copy of his book for their daughter, Claire, who they explain has become involved in a mysterious cult. Roth declines to become involved.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
Ansel
Dad
Terry
Evelyn
Angry Patron
James
Mick
Claire
