Mainstream

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2021,

1h 34m,

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In MAINSTREAM, a young woman (Maya Hawke) thinks she's found a path to internet stardom when she starts making YouTube videos with a charismatic stranger (Andrew Garfield) -- until the dark side of viral celebrity threatens to ruin them both.

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Critics Consensus

Mainstream makes a vain attempt to satirize viral fame, settling instead for obvious commentary that feels painfully dated.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

May 20, 2021

2.5/4

Once "Mainstream" locks into its purpose - showing the vapidity, cruelty and calculation of certain YouTube stars - it soars.

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Katie Rife

AV Club

May 8, 2021

C-

A more incisive film would have something to say about using empty spectacle to comment on empty spectacle.

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Isaac Feldberg

RogerEbert.com

May 7, 2021

2/4

[Mainstream] drills down hard into its subject, jettisoning Coppola's previous restraint in favor of a more confrontational and graceless hyperactivity.

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Maxance Vincent

FilmSpeak.net

Jul 13, 2025

A-

Andrew Garfield gives one of his best performances in a brilliant satire of social media and influencer culture.

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

Apr 11, 2025

Not only skewers social media stardom and the very nature of the Hollywood machine itself, but also the way both reflect the increasingly shallow core values of contemporary society.

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Susanna Norbiato

Loud and Clear Reviews

Sep 16, 2024

4/5

Mainstream tackles one of the most debated themes of our time in an interesting and innovative way: the (at times, unhealthy) relationship some of us have with social networks and their stars, the Influencers.

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In MAINSTREAM, a young woman (Maya Hawke) thinks she's found a path to internet stardom when she starts making YouTube videos with a charismatic stranger (Andrew Garfield) -- until the dark side of viral celebrity threatens to ruin them both.

Director: Gia Coppola
Producer: Fred Berger, Gia Coppola, Lauren Bratman, Andrew Garfield, Siena Oberman, Jack Heller, Alan Terpins, Enrico Saraiva, Francisco Rebelo de Andrade, Zac Adams
Screenwriter: Tom Stuart, Gia Coppola
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Paint Night Productions, Artemis Film, American Zoetrope, TUGAWOOD Pictures, Assemble Media, Automatik Entertainment, Dynasty Pictures (II)
Rating: R (Some Graphic Nudity|Pervasive Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 7, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 7, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA): $35.5K
Runtime: 1h 34m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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