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Rock Star

2001 · 105 min

A breezy, good-natured rise-and-fall rock fable that coasts on catchy metal and Wahlberg's charm, though it rarely digs deep.

Directed by
Stephen Herek
Genres
Music, Drama, Comedy
Tagline
The story of a wanna be who got to be.
Overview
A wannabe rock star who fronts a Pennsylvania-based tribute band is devastated when his bandmates kick him out of the group he founded. Things begin to look up for Izzy when he is asked to join Steel Dragon, the heavy metal rockers he had been imitating for so long. This film is loosely based on the true story of the band Judas Priest.

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Directed by
Stephen Herek
Genres
Music, Drama, Comedy
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • ambition
  • love
  • music
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
music, drama, comedy
Directed by
Stephen Herek
Written by
John Stockwell
Starring
Mark Wahlberg, Jennifer Aniston, Dominic West, Jason Bonham, Jeff Pilson, Zakk Wylde, Timothy Spall, Blas Elias
Music
Trevor Rabin
Cinematography
Ueli Steiger
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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