Showbiz Kids
2020 · Movie · TV-MA · 95 min · ★ 6.8 · 87% critics
This documentary brings together former child stars to share what it meant to grow up in the spotlight. It explores the personal and professional costs that can come with fame and failure on a young life.
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Streaming on HBO Max and Hulu.
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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-07-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (55 votes)
About
You’ll like it if you enjoy intimate, real-life stories about celebrity fallout and growing up under pressure, with a thoughtful, sobering tone; Not for you if you want light entertainment or upbeat coming-of-age drama.
Pros: honest firsthand stories; strong sense of stakes; candid look at fame | Cons: heavy subject matter; may feel uneven at times
Themes
- pedophilia
- child abuse
- rape
- sexual harassment
- hollywood
- pedophile
- childhood sexual abuse
Cast & crew
Baby Peggy
as Self (as Diana Serra Cary)
Henry Thomas
as Self
Cameron Boyce
as Self
Milla Jovovich
as Self
Todd Bridges
as Self
Mara Wilson
as Self
Jada Pinkett Smith
as Self
Wil Wheaton
as Self
Evan Rachel Wood
as Self
Marc Slater
as Self
Directed by Alex Winter