Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

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Childhood friends Conner (Andy Samberg), Owen (Jorma Taccone) and Lawrence (Akiva Schaffer) found fame and fortune after forming the hip-hop group the Style Boyz. Owen and Lawrence faded into the background when frontman Conner left the band to launch a successful solo career. Now, the egotistical singer decides to film a documentary about his life while he's still on top. When his second album flops, the camera is there to capture his world come crashing down.

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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping updates the rock mockumentary for the 21st century mainstream -- and hits many of its low-hanging targets with side-splitting impact.

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Audience Member

Good movie, no John Cena.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/26/24

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Tyler D

Andy Samberg at his worst, playing an unbearable character who is too alike with how celebrities' are depicted. The satirical documentary is tremendously hard to watch, only people with no taste and a strong will, will enjoy watching it.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/12/24

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Lou T

Spinning out from the success of The Lonely Island and SNL, Andy Sandburg, Skiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone began to try their hand at filmmaking. After their hit comedy, Hot Rod, the trio reunited for their second feature film, crafting a musical comedy reminiscent of their real-world boyband. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, utilizes the satirical parody music of The Lonely Island, but pairs it with a mockumentary filming style to capture the over-the-top madness of stardom. Leaving his boyband behind, Connor4Real embarks on a journey of his new solo career, while unknowingly attempting to cope with his friend group break-up. Through his journey of stardom, Connor consistently makes mistakes and accidentally causes misfortune for himself and those around him. While the right choice stares him in the face throughout the film, he has to discover his inner peace before he can be the man he wants to be. With not much else to the story, a never-ending list of cameos attempts to make up for the slower parts of the film. Though predictable in its story of highs and lows, the film succeeds with its parody music, poking fun at pop culture and 'tacky' thoughtless songs that somehow rise to fame. The writing trio does what they do best by creating truly humorous songs, that work on their own as well as in the narrative of the story. As the basis for The Lonely Island, the comedic hip-hop makes for the funniest and most clever moments of the film. While the story is forgettable, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is memorable for some of its catchy songs, which stick in your brain long after the credits role.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/24

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Alec B

Despite the hilarious dumb comedy (The TMZ spoof scenes are absolutely perfect), there's an interesting through line about how artistic collaboration is more rewarding and effective than trying to do everything yourself.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/14/23

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Naomi L

The Lonely Island is the best. Hilarious. I loved this movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/05/23

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Gavinda B

Absolute dog sh*t of a movie. This is the first time I've ever reviewed a movie, I just had to do it, as I felt it's my duty to warn people of the shame I felt as a human being. A human being that spent 20 minutes of my life just trying to see, if at least a speck of glitter would fall on that steaming pile of dog sh*t. It didn't. Honestly I felt so dirty I had to stay in the shower for almost 5 hours trying to scrub off the shame. What really shocked me though is the positive reviews this movie has, as this happened to be the reason I gave it a go. These people are obviously on crack or meth or something, or maybe even on the payroll ? Something is very wrong here… very wrong.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/28/23

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Akiva Schaffer

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Jorma Taccone

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Andy Samberg

Conner

Jorma Taccone

Owen

Akiva Schaffer

Lawrence

Sarah Silverman

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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping: Official Clip - Finest Girl (Bin Laden Song)

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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping: Official Clip - Connor's Fancy Flapjacks

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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping: Official Clip - Incredible Thoughts

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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping: Official Clip - New Helmet and Two Banditos

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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping: Official Clip - The Style Boyz

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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping: Official Clip - Bad Reviews and Catchprases

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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping: Official Clip - Where's Connor's Dick?

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

The hero and his support rockers, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer, who co-directed and with Samberg co-wrote the script, are amiable, antic and tuneful.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 27, 2016

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Ed Potton

Times (UK)

It's not as funny as Spinal Tap (which film is?), but there are still a fistful of laugh-out-loud moments.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 10, 2016

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

You probably need to spend more time than I do on sites such as TMZ to get all the jokes, but the film nails the oversharing banality of YouTube celebrity.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 28, 2016

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping contains inspired and often hilarious jabs at today's pop music industry, but it's not a well-rounded movie, and certainly not this generation's This Is Spinal Tap.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 11, 2022

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Victoria Luxford

City AM

Taking aim at spoilt young mega stars and their ridiculous indulgences, the familiar plot is lifted by the energy of the cast and a script thats as funny as it is observant.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 18, 2022

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Michael J. Casey

Michael J. Cinema

It's all surface ... but there are much worse ways to spend 86 minutes.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 23, 2021

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Synopsis

Childhood friends Conner (Andy Samberg), Owen (Jorma Taccone) and Lawrence (Akiva Schaffer) found fame and fortune after forming the hip-hop group the Style Boyz. Owen and Lawrence faded into the background when frontman Conner left the band to launch a successful solo career. Now, the egotistical singer decides to film a documentary about his life while he's still on top. When his second album flops, the camera is there to capture his world come crashing down.

Director: Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone
Executive Producer: Morgan Sackett
Screenwriter: Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Apatow Productions, Party Over Here, The Lonely Island
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Drug Use|Sexual Content|Some Graphic Nudity)
Genre: Comedy, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 3, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 16, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.4M

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