Do you love talking about Films?
Are you trying to watch more films in English?
Join Peter’s English Film Club!
Saturday 28th March at 13:00 UK Time
We will discuss a DOCUMENTARY…
Louis Theroux: Inside The Manosphere
You can find more details on how to participate on Patreon and Discord!
What is Film Club? – Louis Theroux: Inside The Manosphere
Film Language Document – Conversation Questions – Extra Resources
What is Peter’s Film Club?
The Film Club is a great opportunity to practice English speaking skills by talking about a film.
Peter invites Thinking In English Conversation Club members (Patreon levels: Learner and Master) to join him on Zoom one Saturday per month, for free!
If you are not a Patreon member, you can pay to join the film club on Peter’s website
But it’s not just about improving speaking skills. Every film has a different topic so talking about them is a really effective way to increase your vocabulary.
Also, you can practice your writing. After every meeting, you can write your thoughts about the film and Peter will read it amd give you detailed feedback!
How to Prepare the Film Club:
1. Watch the film!
2. Prepare by studying the Film Language Document.
(The Film Language Document contains 10 Themes, and 30 Vocabulary Items specific to the film. It also contains the 10 conversation questions we will discuss in the meeting!)
You can find the Film Language Document (and more) below…
Louis Theroux: Inside The Manosphere (2026)
Here is a simple description of the film
This documentary is about a particular corner of internet content and culture. It might be quite shocking and it contains some pretty extreme misogyny, anti-semitism, homophobia, sexual content, and violent behaviour.
This documentary follows 4 or 5 very popular social media influencers. They talk about how to be a real man and their content is full of surprising and often very controversial views about women, sexuality, family, and conspiracy theories.
Their audience is mostly teenage boys. The subjects of this documentary are probably known by every single teenage boy in the UK but their parents have probably never heard of them! You can be sure there are equivalents in your country.
I, Peter, am a 29 year old man who spends a pretty normal amount of time online (that’s quite a lot). however, even I had only ever heard of one person mentioned in the documentary. The internet is surprisingly good at keeping us contained in our specific box. There is a lot we never see!
Parents will be very curious to understand what their sons are seeing. Even if your teenage son doesn’t like this stuff, he’s definitely well aware it! Are you?
Louis Theroux is a very famous and successful British documentary filmmaker (previously for the BBC). In this film, he meets and spends time with some of these influencers and tries to understand this online world, commonly referred to as The Manosphere
Conversation Questions!
- What was your overall reaction to the documentary? How much of this did you know about before?
- Describe a moment in the documentary that was the particularly shocking or particularly revealing.
- Louis Theroux is a very famous documentarian. Have you ever seen one of his documentaries before? Do you think his personality and fame affected the documentary in a positive or negative way?
- Why do you think young men and boys are attracted to these kinds of influencers? Why are the hateful ideologies (misogyny, homophobia, antisemitism etc.) attractive? Are there any positive aspects to their messages?
- What did you think about the portrayal women in the documentary? In particular, maybe you would like to talk about one of the main subjects’ partner or mother.
- How do you think these influencers have make so much money doing this? Is it a scam? Should it be legal?
- Do you have any opinions about the root causes of this culture?
Perhaps: a lack of male role models, harmful social media algorithms, a polarised political culture, an increase in mental health problems in young people…
- Do you think Louis Theroux’s approach and tone was too confrontational, too friendly and not critical enough, or a good balance of the two?
- What, if anything, do you think society, social media companies, educators, or parents should do to protect young people from the manosphere?
- Did the documentary change your mind about anything? Do you think it will have an impact on other people?
Do you have any more thoughts or questions?
Why not prepare 1 or 2 more of your own questions or opinions about the film?!
Extra Resources
If you want to do even more, you might want to look at the online resources:
IMDb Page
IMDb page where you can find everything about the film including: Videos, Characters, Cast and Crew, Plot Synopsis, Quotes, Reviews and more!
Official Trailer on YouTube
See if you like the look of the film by watching the trailer.
… and it might help you refresh your memory if you saw it a long time ago!
Inside The Manosphere Vocabulary
Learn and practice the vocabulary for this film!.
Practice using 5 different study games and activities – including writing, listening, and memorisation techniques!
Flashcards
Matching Game
Learning Game
Test Yourself
Listening and Spelling
General Film Vocabulary
Learn and practice vocabulary for this Thinking in English Conversation Club.
Practice using 5 different study games and activities – including writing, listening, and memorisation techniques!
Flashcards
Matching Game
Learning Game
Test Yourself
Listening and Spelling
See you at the Film Club!
