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2022·Comedy·1h 44m
6.9
A former boy band star unexpectedly gets a second shot at success when he forms a bond with a gifted young drummer.
Directed by Eddie Sternberg
autism
drum
singer
drum kit
autistic

Cast

Ed Skrein
Ed Skrein
Vince
Eleanor Matsuura
Eleanor Matsuura
Amber
Eoin Macken
Eoin Macken
Austin
Kurt Egyiawan
Kurt Egyiawan
Dia
Neil Stuke
Neil Stuke
Dennis
Racheal Ofori
Racheal Ofori
Mel
Leo Long
Leo Long
Stevie
Lorraine Ashbourne
Lorraine Ashbourne
Cheryl
Stanley Morgan
Stanley Morgan
Vince (age 19)
Lee Neville
Lee Neville
Priest (uncredited)

Crew

Damian Jones
Damian Jones
Executive Producer

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Michu
Michu
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borchachote
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Sophie Simpson
Sophie Simpson
I Used to Be Famous
The flashbacks make me cry
The flashbacks make me cry
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irfan
I Used to Be Famous
kinda cringe at times with ok emotional value
kinda cringe at times with ok emotional value
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Tobias Froberg
Tobias Froberg
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This movie is truly making me feel a little split because on one hand this movie is super sweet, sort of emotional, it was a really good portrayal of autism, and the movie was quite entertaining… but on the other it was extremely predictable, the trajectory of Vince’s story couldn't have been more obvious… and also I truly don't feel like we got anywhere… like we didn't really dive into a lot of stuff, it kind of just shared something emotional but never really dove into the resolve or anything, it sort of felt like a lot of stuff happened of screen… like I wish we saw Vince tell of his old manager and Austin backing him up for once, like so many things got setup but not a lot got resolved on screen.
This movie is truly making me feel a little split because on one hand this movie is super sweet, sort of emotional, it was a really good portrayal of autism, and the movie was quite entertaining… but on the other it was extremely predictable, the trajectory of Vince’s story couldn't have been more obvious… and also I truly don't feel like we got anywhere… like we didn't really dive into a lot of stuff, it kind of just shared something emotional but never really dove into the resolve or anything, it sort of felt like a lot of stuff happened of screen… like I wish we saw Vince tell of his old manager and Austin backing him up for once, like so many things got setup but not a lot got resolved on screen.
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Harley Lily
Harley Lily
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I didn't expect to enjoy this as much as I did.

Definitely very cheesy, very naff but very heartwarming at the same time
I didn't expect to enjoy this as much as I did.

Definitely very cheesy, very naff but very heartwarming at the same time
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