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Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands

2024 · 96 min

A lively, nostalgic tour through pop history that feels like flipping through a fan magazine with insider commentary.

Directed by
Tamra Davis
Genres
Documentary, Music
Starring
Donnie Wahlberg, Donny Osmond, Nick Lachey
Overview
Highlights boy bands and their rise — and fall — to fame, from The Beatles to Jackson 5 to the Jonas Brothers and One Direction, as well as the K-pop group Seventeen.

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  • Paramount Plus
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Directed by
Tamra Davis
Genres
Documentary, Music
Starring
Donnie Wahlberg, Donny Osmond, Nick Lachey
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • celebrity
  • music
  • media
  • ambition
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism9
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
documentary, music
Directed by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
96 min
Country
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Languages
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