The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story

The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story

Directed by Aaron Kunkel

Produced by Pilgrim Media Group

201999 min6.3 / 10

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.

Questions people ask

  • Does The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity79

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise42

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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