Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics – WISE Score & Parent Review | Screenwise

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

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Celebrities dish about their wildest drug trips in this Netflix doc that's exactly as niche and awkward as it sounds.

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Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

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16, 2020

20%

WISE Score

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Celebrities dish about their wildest drug trips in this Netflix doc that's exactly as niche and awkward as it sounds.

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Screenwise Verdict

Look, this is a documentary about famous people talking about their acid trips. That's the whole thing.

If you're a parent researching this because your teen asked to watch it: hard no. This isn't educational in the way a DARE program is educational—it's celebrities reminiscing about drug experiences with a comedic, mostly non-judgmental lens.

For adults? It's... fine? The 6.8 IMDb and mixed critical reception tell the story: it's mildly entertaining if you're already interested in psychedelic culture, but it's not particularly insightful or well-executed. The animation gimmick gets old, and the celebrity angle feels more like name-dropping than substance.

The WISE score is low because this has zero applicability to family viewing and limited enrichment value even for adults. It's not bad necessarily, just extremely niche and definitely not something that belongs anywhere near a family media diet.

Age Fit

This is strictly adults-only content—18+ minimum, realistically 21+. The entire documentary is about recreational drug experiences. There's no scenario where this is appropriate viewing for minors, and even for young adults, it's a pretty specific interest area.

WISE Breakdown

Wholesome

This documentary centers entirely on drug use—specifically psychedelic experiences. While it attempts a comedic, non-judgmental tone through celebrity anecdotes, the subject matter inherently normalizes recreational drug use. The reenactments and animations depicting hallucinogenic experiences don't model healthy coping mechanisms or emotional regulation. Not age-appropriate for minors.

Imaginative

The format is creative—mixing celebrity interviews, animations, and reenactments to visualize subjective psychedelic experiences. The storytelling approach is original for a documentary, using humor and visual effects to convey altered states of consciousness. However, it's not interactive or generative; viewers passively watch rather than create or explore themselves.

Safe

Common Sense Media rates this 17+, and that's generous. The entire premise is drug experiences, including detailed descriptions of hallucinations, bad trips, and potentially frightening imagery. While it's a documentary (not glorifying per se), it extensively depicts and discusses illegal substance use. For any family context involving minors, this is categorically unsafe content—no surprise factor here, it's exactly what the title promises.

Enriching

There's some educational value about the cultural history of psychedelics and emerging research on therapeutic applications. Celebrity perspectives add human interest. However, the comedic framing undercuts serious discourse, and it doesn't deeply explore neuroscience, policy, or ethics. Mixed critical reception (60% RT critics, 44 Metacritic) suggests uneven execution. Entertainment value exists for adults curious about the topic, but limited meaningful takeaways.

Parent Info

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Why It Might Be Great

If you're genuinely curious about psychedelic culture and history, there's some context here beyond just stoner stories
The animation and reenactment format is creative, making abstract experiences somewhat visual
A few celebrities are surprisingly candid and self-aware about their experiences
Could spark conversations about drug policy, mental health treatment research, and harm reduction—if you're having those talks with older teens

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What to Watch For

This is 100% about illegal drug use—the entire runtime is people describing hallucinogenic experiences
Some reenacted sequences could be genuinely unsettling or frightening, depicting bad trips and paranoia
The comedic tone might send mixed messages—it's not exactly anti-drug, but also shows negative experiences
Zero relevance for anyone under 18, and honestly pretty niche even for adults

Conversation Starters

"What do you think about the difference between recreational drug use and medical research into psychedelics?"
"Why do you think some celebrities felt comfortable sharing these stories publicly now?"
"How do you think media portrayals of drugs influence people's decisions about using them?"

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