Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

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2016

1h 26m

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Childhood friends Conner (Andy Samberg), Owen (Jorma Taccone) and Lawrence (Akiva Schaffer) found fame and fortune after forming the hip-hop group the Style Boyz. Owen and Lawrence faded into the background when frontman Conner left the band to launch a successful solo career. Now, the egotistical singer decides to film a documentary about his life while he's still on top. When his second album flops, the camera is there to capture his world come crashing down.

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Critics Consensus

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping updates the rock mockumentary for the 21st century mainstream -- and hits many of its low-hanging targets with side-splitting impact.

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

Dec 27, 2016

3/5

The hero and his support rockers, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer, who co-directed and with Samberg co-wrote the script, are amiable, antic and tuneful.

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Ed Potton

The Times (UK)

Oct 10, 2016

4/5

It's not as funny as Spinal Tap (which film is?), but there are still a fistful of laugh-out-loud moments.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Aug 28, 2016

4/5

You probably need to spend more time than I do on sites such as TMZ to get all the jokes, but the film nails the oversharing banality of YouTube celebrity.

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Matt Oakes

Silver Screen Riot

Oct 14, 2026

C+

As sporadically pants-splittingly hilarious as it juvenile, dumb and occasionally uninspired, the Andy Sandberg-starring vehicle has as many ups and downs as the sine wave of Conner4Real’s career.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Apr 11, 2022

2.5/4

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping contains inspired and often hilarious jabs at today's pop music industry, but it's not a well-rounded movie, and certainly not this generation's This Is Spinal Tap.

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Victoria Luxford

City AM

Feb 18, 2022

4/5

Taking aim at spoilt young mega stars and their ridiculous indulgences, the familiar plot is lifted by the energy of the cast and a script thats as funny as it is observant.

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richard b

May 28, 2026

There is no doubt, that this is, THE WORST MOVIE I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. A cringe-worthy, seat squirming, embaressing waste of my discounted price total. I bought 3 tickets for the only 3 people in the theater. This movie reminds me that some people just need to say "NO," to certain projects. This movie went down faster than a heroin addict injecting fentanyl for the first time unknowingly. Save your time, just don't watch it.

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VLO S

@RT84617039 Aug 28, 2026

One of the most underrated comedies of the decade. This film got them jokes. Twists and turns. Celebrity cameos like crazy. Musically dope.

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Noel L

@RT15930389 Aug 22, 2026

I love the parody take on Justin Bieber's documentary, not to mention the creativity of Lonely Islands jokes and songs

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James I

@James66 Jun 28, 2026

it was ridiculous but pretty good. I do feel like it could have been much funnier but it was good

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Hana F

@RT23544285 May 8, 2026

Hilarious and smart, hilarious and silly. Amazing cast.

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Jessie Z.

@za2011 Apr 1, 2026

A very solid, very funny film tho not every joke/bit works. When the film hits, it’s absolutely hilarious.

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Synopsis

Childhood friends Conner (Andy Samberg), Owen (Jorma Taccone) and Lawrence (Akiva Schaffer) found fame and fortune after forming the hip-hop group the Style Boyz. Owen and Lawrence faded into the background when frontman Conner left the band to launch a successful solo career. Now, the egotistical singer decides to film a documentary about his life while he's still on top. When his second album flops, the camera is there to capture his world come crashing down.

Director: Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone
Producer: Judd Apatow, Rodney Rothman, Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone
Screenwriter: Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Apatow Productions, Party Over Here, The Lonely Island
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Drug Use|Sexual Content|Some Graphic Nudity)
Genre: Comedy, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 3, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 16, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.4M
Runtime: 1h 26m

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