# Louis Theroux: America's Most Hated Family in Crisis (2011)

> Louis Theroux revisits Westboro Baptist Church as defections and legal pressure expose fractures beneath its notorious public extremism.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/120476

## Facts

- Runtime: 60 min
- Genres: Documentary, TV Movie
- Director: Emma Cooper
- Cast: Louis Theroux, Fred Phelps, Shirley Phelps-Roper, Lauren Drain, Steve Drain, Betty Phelps, Jael Phelps, Libby Phelps
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1883251/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: provocative, unsettling, darkly comic, social issue documentary night, discussion viewing

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