SummaryVince (Ed Skrein) used to be in the hottest boy band around. Now the troubled former popstar is alone and desperate. He dreams of making a comeback and starts performing in the streets of Peckham, in the hope that someone, anyone, will listen. An impromptu jam with Stevie (Leo Long), an autistic young drummer with an incredible gift for rhythm, s... Read More
Directed By:Eddie Sternberg
Written By:Eddie Sternberg, Zak Klein
I Used to Be Famous
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Sep 15, 2022
60
It’s all pretty predictable . . . This has the effect of making the finale, which actually takes an exit ramp off triumphalist clichés, genuinely surprising.
Sep 6, 2022
60
This schematic but sweet-natured comedy drama drives down a narrative track as straight and comfortingly predictable as an episode of Thomas the Tank Engine.
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Sep 27, 2022
8
What a pleasant movie! Well acted. Tells a nice story where everybody grows. Has a nice ending. We rate it: "well worth watching".
Sep 25, 2022
5
Had it been more predictable it would have completely fallen apart, but the plot can boast of an honesty that, while emotionally manipulative, is at least sufficient for what it sets out to do.
Dec 14, 2022
38
The best one can say about I Used to be Famous is that, all things considered, it’s harmless, and not entirely charmless.
Jul 19, 2025
2
Not an accurate depiction of autism and the original music is terrible. The autistic kid's mom motivation doesn't make sense. In one scene she is protective and fearful, next allowing her son to play a gig in a bar with no explanation as to why she changed her mind. Overall, a nonsensical hot mess of a movie. I don't know how Ed Skrein was talked into this movie.
Production Company:
- Forty Foot Pictures
- Viewfinder
Release Date:Sep 16, 2022
Duration:1 h 44 m
Rating:TV-14
Tagline:This is Your Time
Awards
British Independent Film Awards
• 1 Nomination
