Louis Theroux: Drinking to Oblivion

Louis Theroux: Drinking to Oblivion

Directed by Tom Barrow

Produced by BBC Documentaries

201660 min7.3 / 10

An intimate, clinically observant documentary that immerses viewers in the lives of alcoholics and their caregivers, balancing compassion with unflinching acknowledgment of addiction's grip.

Louis spends time at King's College Hospital in London where he immerses himself in the lives of patients in the grips of alcohol addiction and the medical staff trying to make them better.

Questions people ask

  • Is Louis Theroux: Drinking to Oblivion sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Is Louis Theroux: Drinking to Oblivion violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Louis Theroux: Drinking to Oblivion easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Louis Theroux: Drinking to Oblivion end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Louis Theroux: Drinking to Oblivion scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

81/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity71

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise93

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love80

How much audiences actually like it

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