Louis Theroux: Docs That Made Me

"Louis Theroux reveals his favourite documentaries."

Documentary fans are in for a treat as renowned documentarian Louis Theroux dived into the BBC Archives and selected his favourite documentaries. Each of them had an impact on Louis. They cover 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. In Louis Theroux: Docs That Made Me Louis explains why he chose the documentaries and how they have inspired his work.

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Lumière!

Lumière!

2016

No Pictures with My Father

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2025

Pourquoi encore penser ? À l'heure de l'intelligence artificielle

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2024

The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

2010

The First Dean

The First Dean

1995

Biography: Val Kilmer

2004

Santa Rita de Sampa

Santa Rita de Sampa

2024

Spirits in the Swamp

Spirits in the Swamp

2016

Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time

Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time

2019

On Our Doorstep

On Our Doorstep

2023

The Real Oliver Reed

The Real Oliver Reed

2000

On the Way to School

On the Way to School

2013

Dinosaur!

Dinosaur!

1985

Mary Remembering

Mary Remembering

2023

Beyoncé & Solange Knowles

Beyoncé & Solange Knowles

2023

Jodorowsky's Dune

Jodorowsky's Dune

2013

The Two

1995

A Tear in the Sky

A Tear in the Sky

2022

Let the Canary Sing

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2023

Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough

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2022

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