The Synanon Fix

The Synanon Fix is an American documentary series directed and produced by Rory Kennedy.

It explores the rise and fall of Synanon, told through the eyes of former members, into its descent into a cult.

[4] Explores the rise and fall of Synanon, told through the eyes of former members, into its descent into a cult.

[10] Eve Batey of Reality Blurred praised the series approach and lack of misdirection and dead-end tropes, writing: "She somehow manages, through intelligently paced interviews with former members and archival footage, to place us in the same shoes as people who were in the cult, slowly turning up the heat until we realize we started to accept the unacceptable.

"[11] Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com gave the series a 2.5 out of 4, praising Kennedy's interviewing skills, criticizing the pacing and length of the series, writing: "The Synanon Fix” isn’t the right length—it would have made an excellent feature documentary as the first couple episodes take too long to get to the downfall era of Synanon, but there’s something powerful about the sheer bulk of the hard-to-believe stories of a group that felt problematic from the beginning.