The Crazy Rulers of the World (2004)

Name: The Crazy Rulers of the World
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Jon Ronson

Documentary

The Crazy Rulers of the World is the extraordinary, never before told story of what happened when chiefs of US intelligence, the army, and the government began believing in very strange things. Three years in the making, Jon Ronson's Crazy Rulers of the World explores the apparent madness at the heart of US military intelligence.

IMDb rating: 7.6 (108 votes)
Episode average: 8.0 +0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Jon Ronson Self

Seasons

Season 1 (2004)

8.00 avg 3 episodes 8.0 → 8.1 60 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Men Who Stare at Goats	8.0	20
2	Funny Torture	7.9	11
3	Psychic Foot-Soldiers	8.1	10