Film

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

Name: Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
Genre: Documentary, Comedy
Released: 2020
Cast: Nick Offerman, Sarah Silverman, Adam Scott, Rosie Perez, Adam Horovitz

Comedy
Light-hearted

A freewheeling documentary that lets famous people tell their psychedelic experiences through animated sequences, reenactments, and pure absurdism. It's giddy and permissive, treating hallucinogens as a subject worthy of genuine curiosity rather than moral panic. For anyone interested in drug culture, consciousness, or just watching smart people describe really weird afternoons.

TMDb rating

3.3

Should you watch it?

Watch it if you enjoy light, chatty documentaries that mix celebrity anecdotes with cheeky animation, and you're curious about psychedelics without wanting a lecture on them.

Skip it if you want rigorous science or a serious historical account, since this stays breezy and treats its subject mostly as a source of funny stories and visual playfulness.

What it asks of you: Roughly an hour and a half of easy attention, moving quickly from one recollection to the next, with a tone that stays mostly playful and never asks for heavy concentration.

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