Louis Theroux: Inside The Manosphere

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Louis Theroux: Inside The Manosphere

2026

1h 31m

Documentary

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With rare access and no holds barred, the acclaimed documentarian investigates a growing ultra-masculine network and its controversial influencers.

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Thoughtfully constructed and quietly probing, Louis Theroux: Inside The Manosphere uses Theroux's signature, gently persistent style to illuminate a disturbing, tech-driven subculture with clarity and impact.

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Geordie Gray

The Australian

5d

Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere runs for an indulgent 90 minutes, which is a long time to spend in the company of some of the internet’s most tedious, charmless, self-flagellating, misogynistic drones.

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India Block

London Evening Standard

Mar 20

3/5

Inside the Manosphere is a haunted funhouse of mirrors, where everyone films each other.

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Carol Midgley

The Times (UK)

Mar 12

4/5

Theroux’s task is to try to chip away at their macho façades, and hopefully show us the vulnerable lost boys beneath. To some extent, he succeeds.

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Sonny Bunch

The Bulwark

1d

3/4

The modern Colosseum isn’t mixed martial arts or other human cockfights: It’s the stream, the endless river of torment and nastiness indulged in by millions for a few laughs.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

5d

4/5

…Louis Theroux is a likable chap, and putting him alongside racist, misogynist dimwits extreme enough to enjoy a spotlight on t’internet offers plenty of serious and comic potential….

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Stephen Silver

The SS Ben Hecht

Mar 20

The ideal antidote for the rise of redpill content, it turns out, is a mild-mannered, middle-aged British documentarian

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Rob B

@Rob791 14h

I can understand the defensiveness of the subjects been scared of been shown in a negative light. If you have a basic understanding of how the editing room works, then you know it is where the narrative is created. It is the place that can make the bad look good, the truth a lie, ect. MSM are professionals at this. So, because of that, it is all rather surface level and goes no deeper than that, because why would you let your guard down if you were them? Nothing about the reasoning and only a very few influencers included.

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Lucas H

@RT19546852 3d

A complete one sided documentary (if you can call it that)

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Jack L

@RT22102532 3d

Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere is a very solid documentary, with Theroux doing an excellent job of staying composed under pressure from his subjects. By simply letting them talk, he uncovers their deeper insecurities and issues. The film covers a wide range of topics, effectively highlighting both the hypocrisy and pervasiveness of the manosphere. While it can feel dull and repetitive at times and likely won’t change the views of those entrenched in this world, it’s still an important watch. The more people aware of this issue, the better, and we need to start engaging young men with more positive messages.

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Breanna L.

@breannamadisan 5d

Loved it. The interviewer was fantastic!

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Craig B

@CraigB7708 5d

If you need an example of why the internet is the downfall of civilization this is a good example. these men are so repulsive yet seem to draw in young men into their sphere. Just sickening but great doc to expose it

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Tobias K

@Tobiassssssss 5d

Entertaining and important work, a good start for people to take interest in this kind of parallel world. It does not succeed in uncovering too many new truths and mechanisms about the forefront of these sexist figures, though.

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Synopsis

With rare access and no holds barred, the acclaimed documentarian investigates a growing ultra-masculine network and its controversial influencers.

Director: Adrian Choa
Producer: Oli Roy
Distributor: Netflix
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 11, 2026
Runtime: 1h 31m

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