Movies Like Louis Theroux: The Most Hated Family in America (2007)

Louis Theroux: The Most Hated Family in America is a 2007 documentary, tv movie film from Geoffrey O'Connor with a MovieMagicScore of 7.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Louis Theroux: America's Most Hated Family in Crisis and The Omega Code.

Documentary TV Movie

Louis Theroux: America's Most Hated Family in Crisis

2011

Following up on his 2007 documentary, The Most Hated Family in America, Louis Theroux returns to Topeka, Kansas, for a week-long visit with the Westboro Baptist Church. He again joins the Phelps family on their controversial pickets where they try to antagonise communities with offensive slogans and anti-gay placards. But four years on from Louis's last visit, there are signs of disarray in the Phelps clan. A series of defections of family members has shaken up the church.

7.2

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The Omega Code

1999

An ancient prophecy is about to be fulfilled as a secret code brings the world to the edge of apocalypse.

4.5

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Sordid Lives

2000

"Sordid Lives" is about a family in a small Texas town preparing for the funeral of the mother. Among the characters are the grandson trying to find his identity in West Hollywood, the son who has spent the past twenty-three years dressed as Tammy Wynette, the sister and her best friend (who live in delightfully kitschy homes), and the two daughters (one strait-laced and one quite a bit of a loser).

6.5

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The Wise Kids

2011

A vivid, dynamic Southern coming-of-age drama, takes place in the transitional space between high school and college, when life seems to be all questions and no answers, and the future is scarily wide open. Set in and around a Charleston, SC Baptist church, weaving through this ensemble piece are three main characters - Brea, an introspective pastor's daughter experiencing debilitating doubt, the hyperactive Laura, Brea's best friend and a devout believer, and Tim, the open-hearted son of a single father, confronting his homosexuality for the first time. Tensions and buried feelings abound, as colleges are chosen and adults behave badly, as Brea, Laura and Tim attempt to hang onto what they have, all the while yearning to break free.

5.9

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Jesus

1999

Jesus, a carpenter living a simple life, discovers his destiny as the biblical Messiah.

6.7

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The Student

2016

A high school student becomes convinced that the world is lost to evil and begins to challenge the morals and beliefs of the adults surrounding him.

6.4

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The Apocalypse

2004

While Emperor Domitian persecutes the Christians, the aged apostle John has prophetic visions.

5.3

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His Only Son

2023

By God's order, Abraham was commanded to sacrifice his son Isaac on the mountain of Moriah. While traveling to the place of the sacrifice, alongside Isaac and two servants, Abraham is flooded with vivid memories from the years he and Sarah spent longing for the son they were promised—the son he must now lay upon the altar.

7.8

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The Gospel of John

2003

A word for word depiction of the life of Jesus Christ from the Good News Translation Bible as recorded in the Gospel of John.

7.5

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#10

Samson and Delilah

1949

When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret.

6.5

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#11

Samson

2018

After losing the love of his life to a cruel Philistine prince, a young Hebrew with Supernatural strength defends his people, sacrificing everything to avenge his love, his people, and his God.

5.7

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#12

Noah

2014

A man who suffers visions of an apocalyptic deluge takes measures to protect his family from the coming flood.

5.7

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#13

Mikel's Death

1984

Opening at the funeral mass for Mikel, we flashback to those that played a part in Mikel's life and death; his estranged wife, his traditional Basque mother, a female impersonator and friend to Mikel in his coming out, and even the local priest.

5.2

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#14

For the Bible Tells Me So

2007

An exploration of the intersection between religion and homosexuality in the U.S. and how the religious right has used its interpretation of the Bible to stigmatize the gay community.

6.9

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#15

Tender Mercies

1983

Alchoholic former country singer Mac Sledge makes friends with a young widow and her son. The friendship enables him to find inspiration to resume his career.

6.7

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#16

Queen Bee

1955

A devilish Southern woman, married to a man who despises her, manages to manipulate those around her under the guise of being kind. But, when her sister-in-law is engaged to be married to the woman's former lover and her husband starts up an affair with her cousin, visting from New York, things start to go awry and she sets a plan to destroy it all.

6.4

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#17

Restrepo

2010

Directors Hetherington and Junger spend a year with the 2nd Battalion of the United States Army located in one of Afghanistan's most dangerous valleys. The documentary provides insight and empathy on how to win the battle through hard work, deadly gunfights and mutual friendships while the unit must push back the Taliban.

7.3

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#18

Purgatory

1998

This is a story about the battle for a hospital building in Grozny (Chechnya) in January 1995 between Russian Army forces and Chechen rebels supported by Arabian mujahideen and international mercenaries. Although the story is fictional, most of the characters are based on real-life prototypes and events are the compilation of true events during the Grozny Siege in the First Chechen War.

5.3

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#19

The Bridge

1959

A group of German boys are ordered to protect a small bridge in their home village during the waning months of the second world war. Truckloads of defeated, cynical Wehrmacht soldiers flee the approaching American troops, but the boys, full of enthusiasm for the "blood and honor" Nazi ideology, stay to defend the useless bridge. The film is based on a West German anti-war novel of the same name, written by Gregor Dorfmeister.

7.5

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#20

Patton

1970

"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and habit towards insubordination.

7.5

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What are the best movies like Louis Theroux: The Most Hated Family in America?

The top films similar to Louis Theroux: The Most Hated Family in America by MovieMagicScore are Louis Theroux: America's Most Hated Family in Crisis (7.2), The Omega Code (4.5), Sordid Lives (6.5). Each shares documentary/tv movie themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Louis Theroux: The Most Hated Family in America worth watching?

Louis Theroux: The Most Hated Family in America holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.3/10 from 81 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Louis Theroux: The Most Hated Family in America?

Louis Theroux: The Most Hated Family in America (2007) is a documentary, tv movie film directed by Geoffrey O'Connor, starring Louis Theroux, Fred Phelps, Shirley Phelps-Roper.

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