Renowned documentarian Louis Theroux dived into the BBC Archives and selected his favourite documentaries. Each of them had an impact on Louis and explains why he chose the documentaries and how they have inspired his work.. Covering a range of styles - some vérité-driven, others told more through interview - but in all of them you see life at its most raw, its most strange and therefore its most human.
42 Up
1999
7.6/10
Maria by Callas
2017
7.3/10
Being Eddie
2025
6.8/10
Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Stars
2012
6.4/10
Love, Antosha
2019
7.4/10
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
7.9/10
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
2022
8.5/10
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
2018
7.1/10
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019
6.9/10
Spielberg
2017
7.5/10
In the Realms of the Unreal
2004
7.2/10
My Mom Jayne
2025
8.0/10
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
2022
6.3/10
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025
7.5/10
A Decade Under the Influence
2003
7.9/10
Being James Bond
2021
7.8/10
Ronaldo
2015
7.0/10
The Director and the Jedi
2018
7.2/10
McQueen
2018
7.5/10
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
1990
7.8/10
Moving Memories
1993
0/10
