Derren Brown: Messiah(2005)

Derren Brown: Messiah Synopsis

For his show "Messiah," Derren Brown traveled to the United States to try to convince five leading figures that he had powers in their particular field of expertise: Christian evangelism, alien abduction, psychic powers, New Age theories, and contacting the dead. Using a false name each time, Derren succeeded in convincing all of the "experts" that he had powers, and four openly endorsed him as a true practitioner. The concept of the show was to highlight the power of suggestion with regard to beliefs and people's abilities, and our failure to question those beliefs. His conclusion was that people tend to hear only things that support their own ideas and ignore contradictory evidence; this is known in psychology as confirmation bias.

Derren Brown: Messiah (2005) is a comedy film, released on January 7, 2005 with a runtime of 50m. It stars Derren Brown. Viewers rate it 8.0 out of 10 across 15 ratings.