Whether you’re into history, science, or celebrity experiences, there’s a psychedelic documentary for you to watch.
Everything from the fascinating to the sublime, and then some.
Here are my top 10 psychedelic documentaries, in order of their IMDB.com ratings 🍿
Note: this list only takes us to documentaries made and released by 2019, more current ones are in part 2.
1. “The Trip” (1967)
- Streaming Platform: Various
- IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
- Synopsis: Take a nostalgic ride back to the ’60s. It’s like sitting down with an old friend who tells you firsthand what the LSD culture was like back then
- Link above to trailer
2. “Psychonautics: A Comic’s Exploration of Psychedelics” (2018)
- Streaming Platforms: Tubi, Vudu, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Apple TV, Google Play Movies & TV
- IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
- Synopsis: Comedian Shane Mauss as he makes you laugh and ponder the world of psychedelics
- Link above to trailer
3. “Entheogen: Awakening the Divine Within” (2007)
- Streaming Platform: Various
- IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
- Synopsis: A series of heart-to-heart conversations about the spiritual depth and cultural richness of psychedelics
- Link above to the full film
4. “Magic Medicine” (2018)
- Streaming Platform: Various
- IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
- Synopsis: What happened during the UK’s first psilocybin trials, experiencing the highs and lows alongside the patients
- Link above to the full film
5. “The Sunshine Makers” (2017)
- Streaming Platforms: Pluto TV, Tubi, Roku, Vudu, Amazon Prime Video
- IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
- Synopsis: Discover the adventurous tales of the creators of the iconic “Orange Sunshine” LSD compound
- Link above to trailer
6. “Hofmann’s Potion” (2002)
- Streaming Platform: Various
- IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
- Synopsis: Imagine having coffee with Albert Hofmann himself, learning about his “problem child,” LSD, and how it first came to life
- Link above to the full film
7. “DMT: The Spirit Molecule” (2010)
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
- IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
- Synopsis: In this documentary, Joe Rogan as your guide on a captivating journey into the universe of DMT, in the style of an engaging long-form podcast
- Link above to the full film
8. “Neurons to Nirvana” (2013)
- Streaming Platform: Various
- IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
- Synopsis: Watching experts as they passionately share about the therapeutic wonders of psychedelics and marijuana over a cup of herbal tea
- Link above to the full film
9 – Terence McKenna’s True Hallucinations (2016)
- Streaming Platforms: Various
- IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
- Synopsis: A documentary about Terence McKenna’s adventure into the Amazon basin and the ideas that sprang from those events
- Link above to the full film
10. “Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia” (2016–2021)
- Streaming Platforms: Pluto TV, Roku, Hulu, Sling TV, Philo, YouTube, Apple TV, Google Play Movies & TV, Vudu, Amazon Prime Video
- IMDB Rating: 8.7/10
- Synopsis: This a series of fascinating dinner conversations with Hamilton Morris as he explores psychedelics around the world
- Link above to several episodes
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4 Comments. Leave new
Brilliant
Awwww, thanks Johnny!
Any personal favourites in this list?
Very nice article 👍
Ah, thank you so much Brenda!! ✨😍
Do you have a favorite movie from the list I shared?
Asha ✨