kid 90
A raw VHS memoir revisits the exhilaration and hidden costs of growing up famous in 1990s Hollywood.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- nostalgic
- intimate
- raw
- nostalgic viewing
- documentary night
What critics said
Critics broadly find the film raw and affecting as a first-person account of growing up in the spotlight, while noting its insular and uneven construction.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Soleil Moon Frye's hundreds of hours of personal VHS footage form the film's central visual and evidentiary material.
Frye directs, narrates, and appears as herself while revisiting her adolescence and relationships with fellow young actors.
The film focuses on young Hollywood performers growing up under public scrutiny and the consequences of early celebrity.
Its footage captures Hollywood friendships, parties, music, skateboarding, and analog VHS life in the 1990s.
Films like kid 90, and why
The Last Movie Stars
intimate first-person documentary portrait of celebrity adolescence using personal archival footage
The Andy Warhol Diaries
celebrity memoir documentary combining archival material with reflective interviews about public and private identity
Val
nostalgic, candid documentary examination of fame, youth, and the entertainment industry
Movie Details
- Director
- Soleil Moon Frye
- Release Date
- 2021-03-12
- Runtime
- 71 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (57)
Cast
- Soleil Moon Frye
- Stephen Dorff
- Brian Austin Green
- Heather McComb
- Mark-Paul Gosselaar
- Balthazar Getty
- Nicole Solomon
- Perry Farrell
- David Arquette
- Peter Bici
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is kid 90 about?
- A raw VHS memoir revisits the exhilaration and hidden costs of growing up famous in 1990s Hollywood.
- What is kid 90 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of kid 90 as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is kid 90 violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in kid 90.
- What did critics think of kid 90?
- Critics broadly find the film raw and affecting as a first-person account of growing up in the spotlight, while noting its insular and uneven construction.
- Which films are like kid 90?
- Films with a similar feel include The Last Movie Stars, The Andy Warhol Diaries, and Val.
- How long is kid 90?
- kid 90 runs 71 minutes.
- Where can I watch kid 90?
- In United States, kid 90 streams on Hulu.
