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Popstar

2005 · 94 min

A light, sweet teen comedy about a pop star hiding in plain sight at high school, easy to watch and gently romantic.

Directed by
Richard Gabai
Genres
Romance, Family, Comedy
Tagline
He topped the charts. Can he top high school?
Overview
A teenage girls life gets turned upside down when a new school friend turns out to be a popstar.

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Directed by
Richard Gabai
Genres
Romance, Family, Comedy
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • love
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • friendship
Places
  • school
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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