The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story
A documentary exposé of a charismatic con artist who built a music empire on fraud, blending nostalgia for 90s boy bands with the darker story of systematic deception and financial ruin.
The life and crimes of boy band impresario Lou Pearlman. The film tracks his life from discovering NSYNC and Backstreet Boys, to his perpetration of one of the largest ponzi schemes in US history.
Essence
Ensemble
Lou Pearlman
Self (archive footage)
Lance Bass
Self - *NSYNC
AJ McLean
Self - Backstreet Boys
Ashley Parker Angel
Self - O-Town
Chris Kirkpatrick
Self - *NSYNC
JC Chasez
Self - *NSYNC
Aaron Carter
Self - Recording Artist
Nikki DeLoach
Self - Innosense
Lori Majewski
Self - Cofounder, Teen People
John Seabrook
Self - Author, The Song Machine
Tim Christofore
Self - Take 5
Johnny Wright
Self - FMR Manager, BSB & *NSYNC
Closest match
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same mood
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Something gentler
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Hidden gem
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
