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Showbiz Kids

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Showbiz Kids

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Critics Consensus

Both a celebration of child actors and a cautionary tale about the profession, Showbiz Kids offers a revelatory perspective on the pitfalls and rewards of Hollywood stardom.

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Nick Schager The Daily Beast 02/02/2021
Seem[s] like it's pulling its punches. Go to Full Review
Linda Holmes NPR 07/21/2020
What [Alex Winter has] made here is a perceptive, sensitive film in which actors tell their own stories - some sad, many simply complicated. Go to Full Review
Owen Gleiberman Variety 07/17/2020
Child stardom now feels like one of the last aspirations of a decadent, no-future America. And Showbiz Kids is an invaluable primer of its risks and rewards. Go to Full Review
Bill Brioux Brioux.tv 10/12/2022
Not all the stories in “Showbiz Kids” are as black and white as Leave it to Beaver. Go to Full Review
Leigh Paatsch Herald Sun (Australia) 09/11/2020
4/5
Recommended viewing for both parents of kids with showbiz ambitions, and the kids themselves. Go to Full Review
Todd Gilchrist What To Watch 08/27/2020
4.5/5
Showbiz Kids explores its handful of interview subjects with patience and sensitivity, offering a more intimate look at what has sadly become a familiar story. Go to Full Review
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spencer p @s_plewe 07/30/2021 A slight peek at the lives, whether raised in or adopted into, of beloved child stars and the delights and costs of fame at a young age. See more wayne m 08/30/2020 Showbiz Kids is a thoughtful, detailed look into the lives of child acting stars. With good interviews with people like Todd Bridges, Evan Rachel Wood, Will Wheaton and many more we get a glimpse into a life that most of us can never experience. This doco nicely shows us the different life style, the pitfalls of fame and also sadly the abuse that some are subjected to into this way of life. Very worthwhile documentary. See more michael d 08/05/2020 Could've done without the reality TV element. See more 07/16/2020 Great premise, but with the title "Showbiz Kids" certain Showbiz Kids come to mind. Those kids however are not subjects interviewed or discussed in the film. The people in this documentary felt like they would have been better served with a docu-series to thoughtfully examine their unique stories as opposed to clustering them together in an effort to highlight cliche themes that have/are continuously explored in a variety of different mediums rendering this documentary as a promising idea that could have been executed a bit better. The documentary is at its best when it does center in on the unique stories from Evan Rachel Wood, Will Wheaton, Mara Wilson, and Henry Thomas. It functions as a pretty good casual stream, but lacks the premium quality HBO is typically known for. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Director
Alex Winter
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 10, 2021
Runtime
1h 35m