Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

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Released Jun 3, 2016

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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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Critics Consensus

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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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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Nick R

It strays away a bit in the second half, but 'Popstar' is still a fun time and a great satire movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/31/24

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Bruce W

She said, "F!"& me like we f!"&ed Bin Laden" 🤣

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/18/24

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Christian K

So damn funny from start to finish, 'like we fucked bin laden' was the highlight song for me.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/12/24

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JC G

It's phenomenal for the right audience. It has a handful of wasted scenes that don't add anything (the TMZ writers' room cutaways being the main offenders), but they're short enough that you can grit your teeth through the cringe and expect the next scene to knock it out of the park. The movie continues what Lonely Island have done with their musical efforts: gather the most notable stars in the music industry, remove all censorship, and let everyone just have fun. If you can't laugh at Mariah Carey claiming she's the most humble person in the house world with a straight face, or Usher praising the Donkey Roll as his inspiration for dancing...you aren't in on the joke.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/25/24

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Andrea C

Ridiculous and hilarious. One of Andy Samburg's best roles. Any time I see an image of the Mona Lisa, I'm immediately humming "Mona Lisa, you're an overrated piece of...". It's a great movie for those that like to quote lines

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/21/24

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Mason M

Popstar is a great film that probably mostly appeals to fans of The Lonely Island, which is probably why I liked it. It's not the best film, but it's still a fun time for fans of The Lonely Island.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/09/24

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Conner

Jorma Taccone

Owen

Akiva Schaffer

Lawrence

Sarah Silverman

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

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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
Producer: Judd Apatow, Rodney Rothman, Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone
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
Runtime: 1h 26m

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