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palestinian-israeli conflict

8.3

♡ 7

social injustice

Joshua Baker Director

Louis Theroux as Self

Matan Cohen as Self

Ari Abramowitz as Self

Issa Amro as Self

14 years after his first visit, Louis Theroux meets some of the growing community of religious-nationalist Israelis who have settled in the occupied West Bank.

Louis Theroux: The Night in Question

2019

7.3

♡ 4

Lottie Gammon Director

Karen Norris as Self

William Joseph Norris as Self

Norm Pattis as Self

Louis Theroux as Self - Presenter

Louis Theroux heads to American college campuses and comes face-to-face with students whose universities are accusing them of sexual assault.

Louis Theroux: A Different Brain

2016

7.2

♡ 2

Jamie Pickup Director

Natalie Smith as Self

Alice Little as Self - Daniel Park's Assistant Psychologist Sue

Sue as Self - Natalie Smith's Support Worker

Louis Theroux as Self - Presenter

Following on from his recent look at alcoholism, the UK’s premier documentarian returns with another sensitive film, this time on living with a brain injury. Earl’s personality and interests have radically altered since he was involved in a car crash, while Dan – who sustained his injury in the late 90s – is desperate to live independently again. Elsewhere, Amanda is struggling to readjust to family life, and Natalie’s carers share her especially affecting story.

Louis Theroux: Selling Sex

2020

6.6

♡ 4

louis theroux

Joshua Baker Director

Victoria as Self

Ashleigh as Self

Georgina as Self, Ashleigh's best friend and roommate

Louis Theroux as Self - Presenter

Meet women in UK, legally providing sexual services, either to make a living or to supplement their income, potentially earning hundreds of pounds per hour.

Louis Theroux: Talking to Anorexia

2017

7.4

♡ 1

Ellena Wood Director

Frances Connan as Self

James Kelly as Self

Louis Theroux as Self - Host

Anorexia, the pathological fear of eating and gaining weight, is now the most deadly mental illness in the UK, affecting around one in every 250 women. In this film, Louis Theroux embeds himself in two of London's biggest adult eating-disorder treatment facilities: St Ann's Hospital and Vincent Square Clinic. As he spends more time with patients both on and off the wards, he witnesses the dangerous power that anorexia holds over them, and finds himself drawn into a complex relationship between the disorder and the person it inhabits.

Louis Theroux: Drinking to Oblivion

2016

7.6

♡ 2

Tom Barrow Director

Louis Theroux as Self

Stuart Duggan as Self Gary

Gary as Self - Aurelie Fonjo's boyfriend

Debbie L. Shawcross as Self - medical doctor expertised in hepatology

Louis spends time at King's College Hospital in London where he immerses himself in the lives of patients in the grips of alcohol addiction and the medical staff trying to make them better.

Louis Theroux: America's Most Dangerous Pets

7.2

Jamie Pickup Director

Joe Exotic as Self

John Reinke as Self

Tim Stark as Self

Louis Theroux as Self - Presenter

The programme follows Theroux as he travels to the United States to meet people who own animals normally found in Africa and Asia, including big cats and dangerous primates. In the programme, Theroux visits GW Exotic Animal Foundation in Oklahoma.

Louis Theroux: Savile

2016

7.3

♡ 3

Arthur Cary Director

Jonathan Ross as Self

Princess Diana as Self

Jimmy Savile as Self

Louis Theroux as Self - Presenter

Sixteen years after his documentary When Louis Met Jimmy, Theroux seeks to understand how he was tricked by a man who became his friend.

Louis Theroux: Mothers on the Edge

2019

7.2

♡ 1

Mark Casebow Director

Louis Theroux as Self

Katherine Bundle as Self - consultant Psychiatrist, Melbury Lodge

Robin Schacht as Self - Developmental psychiatrist

Trudi Seneviratne as Self - Lead psychiatrist, Bethlem Royal Hospital

Louis Theroux visits specialist psychiatric units which treat mothers experiencing serious mental illness whilst allowing them to live alongside their babies.

The Most Hated Family in America

7.9

Geoffrey O'Connor Director

Fred Phelps as Self

Steve Drain as Self

Jael Phelps as Self

Louis Theroux as Self - Presenter

Louis meets the Phelps family — the people at the heart of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church. The Phelps have rabid anti-homosexual beliefs, and often campaign at the funerals of American soldiers. They believe that every tragedy in the world is God's punishment for homosexuality.

Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic

2021

6.8

♡ 4

Jack Rampling Director

Donald Trump as Self

Joe Exotic as Self

Mike Pence as Self

Louis Theroux as Self - Presenter

This special sees Louis travel to America to investigate the story of a man who has become one of the most controversial and captivating icons of recent times: the gun-toting, self-described 'gay hillbilly' and 'Tiger King' Joe Exotic.

My Scientology Movie

2015

6.6

♡ 9

89%

59%

investigative journalism

John Dower Director

Paz de la Huerta as Herself

Tom Cruise as Himself

Ted Koppel as Himself, interviewer

Louis Theroux as Himself - Presenter

After being denied access to the Church of Scientology's headquarters, documentarian Louis Theroux teams up with ex-Scientology official Marty Rathbun to stage re-enactments of alleged abuses within the organization. Theroux soon discovers that the church is watching his every move.

Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists

2011

7.3

♡ 1