: The film delves into why individuals gravitate toward such theories, highlighting the human need for belonging and a sense of "insider knowledge".
: It documents the community's attempts to use DIY experiments to disprove the Earth's curvature—efforts that often inadvertently prove the Earth is round, much to the subjects' frustration. Flatten the Curve Flat Earth 2022
: Similar to its predecessors, the film is praised for treating its subjects with a level of empathy, portraying them as complex human beings rather than just caricatures. : The film delves into why individuals gravitate
Released in 2022, this documentary is often compared to similar works like Behind the Curve (2018) , which also explores the rising subculture of flat Earth believers. While the title playfully riffs on the famous COVID-19 pandemic slogan "Flatten the Curve," the film focuses on the community's persistent denial of a spherical Earth and the mechanisms of conspiracy-based belief systems. Released in 2022, this documentary is often compared