Co-written by and starring comedian Stavros Halkias, ‘Let’s Start a Cult’ is a comedy film about outcasts trying to rebuild their doomsday cult after missing their ritual suicide.
Starring in the movie are Stavros Halkias (Netflix’s Fat Rascal), Wes Haney (Netflix’s The Characters: Tim Robinson), Eric Rahill (FX’s The Bear), Katy Fullan (HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm), and Daniel Simonsen (BBC’s House of Fools). Let’s Start a Cult also features cameos from Ethan Suplee (My Name is Earl), Joe Pera (Adult Swim’s Joe Pera Talks With You), Tom Papa (Netflix’s Tom Papa: You’re Doing Great!), and athlete/actor Phil Brooks (known as WWE’s CM Punk).
Release Date
Directed by Ben Kitnick (The Beanie Bubble), making his narrative feature film directorial debut, ‘Let’s Start a Cult’ opens in select theaters on October 25, 2024 before expanding nationwide on November 1, 2024.
Synopsis
Having missed out on his cult’s long awaited ritual suicide, an obnoxious loser teams up with his bogus ex-messiah to rebuild their doomsday commune. Traveling together through middle America, the constantly-bickering duo induct a military wannabe, a mentally unstable mom, and a mysterious foreign hitchhiker into their cult… but will this family of outcasts fulfill their transcendent destiny, or decide this life might be worth living after all?
Official Trailer
Watch the official trailer for ‘Let’s Start a Cult.’
Theater List
(as of 9/26)
Los Angeles, CA – Harmony Gold
Chicago, IL – Alamo Wrigleyville
Baltimore, MD – The Charles Theater
New York, NY – East Village byA ngelika