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Starsuckers

Play trailer Poster for Starsuckers 2009,  1h 43m,  Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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Filmmaker Chris Atkins explores human beings' desire to be famous and how that affects society.

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Isabel Stevens Sight & Sound Apr 6, 2017
The public are either sneered at or cast as victims, and throughout the psyche of the celeb-addict remains elusive. Go to Full Review
Dave Calhoun Time Out Oct 30, 2009
3/5
Atkins is keener to bring comedy to the subject with a series of stunts that make for amusing if hardly revelatory watching Go to Full Review
Wendy Ide The Times (UK) Oct 30, 2009
2/5
Starsuckers, a rather gimmicky documentary, certainly fails to contribute much to the table. Go to Full Review
Nikki Baughan Roll Credits Oct 28, 2019
4/5
The old adage of 'don't believe what you read' has never been more true, but Starsuckers goes way beyond that. It calls into question the autonomy, trust and authority of our most well-known print and TV media outlets. Go to Full Review
Cosmo Landesman Sunday Times (UK) Nov 6, 2009
4/5
Atkins deserves credit for a lively and thought-provoking documentary on a subject more suitable to a book than a film. Go to Full Review
Philip French Observer (UK) Nov 6, 2009
This lively, ludic documentary about fame, celebrity and the mass media is an entertaining mess. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Chris Atkins

Director

Rupert Degas

Narrator

Ellis Cashmore

Actor

Max Clifford

Actor

Josef D'Bache-Kane

Actor

Nick Davies

Actor

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Starsuckers

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Movie Info

Synopsis Filmmaker Chris Atkins explores human beings' desire to be famous and how that affects society.
Director
Chris Atkins
Producer
Felicity Leabeater, Christina Slater
Screenwriter
Chris Atkins
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 22, 2017
Runtime
1h 43m
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