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I Used to Be Famous (2022) · CriticCrunch

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I Used to Be Famous

Movie2022·104 min

I Used to Be Famous

Directed by Eddie Sternberg

Comedy Drama Music

A comedy drama film directed by Eddie Sternberg.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 26%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.9/10

232 ratings

About I Used to Be Famous

A former boy band star unexpectedly gets a second shot at success when he forms a bond with a gifted young drummer.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Cozy, Playful
Story Tags: redemption, coming of age, identity self discovery, music performance, urban, mentor student, close friendship, underdog, outsider misfit, fish out of water, slow burn reveal

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Details

Director: Eddie Sternberg
Language: English

Cast

Ed Skrein, Eleanor Matsuura, Eoin Macken

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How I Used to Be Famous Ranks

All movies

Top 26%

2020s movies

Top 28%

Comedy movies

Top 23%

2020s Comedy movies

Top 24%

Top 26% All movies.

the vibe

I Used to Be Famous Vibe

What it feels like

measuredhopefulmoderateapproachablelight-touchpersonalheartfeltcozyplayful

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

cozycozy

fish out of water

slow-burn reveal

redemption

coming of age

identity self discovery

underdog

outsider misfit

mentor student

close friendship

music performance

urban

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9