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Fanboys (2009) — Stream on Howdy · CriticCrunch

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Fanboys

Movie2009·90 min

Fanboys

Directed by Kyle Newman

Adventure Comedy Crime

A adventure comedy film directed by Kyle Newman.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 70%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.1/10

905 ratings

About Fanboys

In 1999, Star Wars fanatics take a cross-country trip to George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch so their dying friend can see a screening of The Phantom Menace before its release.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Cozy
Story Tags: sacrifice duty, coming of age, late 20th century, showbiz media, american regional, group found family, close friendship, ensemble, underdog, road journey, quest mission

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Details

Director: Kyle Newman
Language: English

Cast

Sam Huntington, Jay Baruchel, Dan Fogler

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How Fanboys Ranks

All movies

Top 70%

2000s movies

Top 63%

Adventure movies

Top 74%

Top 70% All movies.

the vibe

Fanboys Vibe

What it feels like

briskbittersweetmoderateeasy to followfunnypersonalheartfeltplayfulcozy

What it's about

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

texture

playfulplayful

road journey

quest mission

sacrifice duty

coming of age

ensemble

underdog

group found family

close friendship

showbiz & media

american regional

late 20th century

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9