Fake Famous

Name: Fake Famous
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2021-02-02
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 7.0
Cast: Christopher Bailey, Osiris Bashir, Justine Bateman, Shannon Dee, Dominique Druckman

2021·Documentary·1h 26m

7.0

★

Explores the meaning of fame and influence in the digital age through an innovative social experiment. Following three Los Angeles-based people with relatively small followings, the film explores the attempts made to turn them into famous influencers by purchasing fake followers and bots to “engage” with their social media accounts.

Directed by Nick Bilton

social network

social media

social experiment

observational documentary

judgment by social media

psychological manipulation

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Cast

Christopher Bailey

Self

Justine Bateman

Self

Shannon Dee

Self

Taylor Lorenz

Self

Baratunde Thurston

Self

Crew

Nick Bilton

Director

Nick Bilton

Writer

Michael Abels

Original Music Composer

Nick Bilton

Producer

Sara Rodriguez

Executive Producer

Lisa Heller

Executive Producer

Graydon Carter

Executive Producer

Nancy Abraham

Executive Producer

Popular Reviews

19 reviews

Kalin

6.4★ · 04/22/25

so where can i buy bots for letterboxd?

peaches

1.0★ · 02/25/24

lo tuve que ver por la escuela pero esta de hueva 🫶

noa bourne

2.0★ · 02/06/21

i’m only, like, five minutes into this and i already know the filmmaker isn’t self-aware enough to recognize that him making this is just as clout-chasey as the actual influencers he’s trying to skewer

took a star off for my enemy taylor lorenz and for the coronavirus breaking news montage like yes i know about coronavirus, i’m still living it

Julia

3.7★ · 02/06/21

shoulda had more chris content

Theolejake

6.0★ · 02/04/21

Dystopian in every sense of the word