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
7.4/10
Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Stars
2012
6.3/10
Being Eddie
2025
6.8/10
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
2000
7.8/10
Love, Antosha
2019
7.4/10
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
2022
6.3/10
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019
6.9/10
My Mom Jayne
2025
8.0/10
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
2022
8.4/10
Spielberg
2017
7.5/10
Louis Theroux: Louis and the Nazis
2003
7.2/10
35 Up
1991
7.6/10
Come See Me in the Good Light
2025
7.1/10
28 Up
1985
7.5/10
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
7.9/10
Fuck
2006
6.4/10
McQueen
2018
7.4/10
Cameraperson
2016
6.7/10
Directed by John Ford
1971
7.0/10
Takashi Miike : The V-Emperor
2024
0/10
