Overview
A pop star's fall from grace becomes a hilarious journey of self-discovery and redemption.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- irreverent
- vulgar
- comedy night
- music movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the songs, ensemble performances, and sharp blend of music-industry satire with vulgar and deadpan humor, while finding the comedy uneven and overstuffed.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Interviews, backstage footage, concert coverage, and documentary-style observation frame Conner's career crisis.
The film pairs pop-industry parody and topical celebrity references with explicit, crude jokes and outrageous musical set pieces.
Conner's failed album triggers a major tailspin that threatens his celebrity lifestyle and career.
The Style Boyz, Conner's solo persona, and his manufactured superstar world are built into a coherent parody of contemporary music culture.
Films like Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, and why
This Is Spinal Tap
Shares the music mockumentary format, deadpan interviews, satirical celebrity culture, and escalating backstage absurdity.
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Shares irreverent musical comedy, outrageous original songs, vulgar humor, and a satirical portrait of an unstable performer.
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
Shares mockumentary structure, celebrity satire, ensemble improvisation, and deliberately juvenile comedy.
Brüno
Shares contemporary pop-culture satire, comic ego collapse, and a performer struggling to maintain a public persona.
Movie Details
- Directors
- Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone
- Release Date
- 2016-06-03
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (1422)
Cast
- Andy Samberg
- Jorma Taccone
- Akiva Schaffer
- Sarah Silverman
- Tim Meadows
- Maya Rudolph
- Joan Cusack
- Imogen Poots
- Chris Redd
- Edgar Blackmon
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping about?
- A self-absorbed pop-rap superstar attempts to survive a career-threatening flop without reconciling with the friends who helped make him famous.
- What is Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping.
- What did critics think of Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping?
- Critics broadly praised the songs, ensemble performances, and sharp blend of music-industry satire with vulgar and deadpan humor, while finding the comedy uneven and overstuffed.
- Which films are like Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping?
- Films with a similar feel include This Is Spinal Tap, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash, and Brüno.
- How long is Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping?
- Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping runs 86 minutes.
- Where can I watch Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping?
- In United States, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
