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Showbiz Kids

The price of being a child star.

DocumentaryHistoryDrama1h 35m

🍅92%

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92%

Tomatometer

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71%

Popcornmeter

6.8

TMDB

Storyline

A documentary chronicling the shared experiences of prominent former child stars and the personal and professional price of fame and failure on a child.

Trailers

Showbiz Kids trailer thumbnail

Showbiz Kids (2020): Official Trailer | HBO

Details

DirectorAlex Winter

ReleasedJul 14, 2020

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guide6NL

Studios

HBO Documentary FilmsRinger Films

Zipper Bros FilmsTrouper Productions

Cast

Baby Peggy

Baby Peggy

Self (as Diana Serra Cary)

Henry Thomas

Henry Thomas

Self

Cameron Boyce

Cameron Boyce

Self

Milla Jovovich

Milla Jovovich

Self

Todd Bridges

Todd Bridges

Self

Mara Wilson

Mara Wilson

Self

Jada Pinkett Smith

Jada Pinkett Smith

Self

Wil Wheaton

Wil Wheaton

Self

Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood

Self

Marc Slater

Marc Slater

Self

Melanie Slater

Self - Marc's Mother

Demi Singleton

Demi Singleton

Self

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

HBO Max Amazon Channel

HBO Max

Rent / Buy

Amazon Video

Apple TV Store

Google Play Movies

YouTube

Fandango At Home

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

6 fresh · 1 rotten

Critics consensus

“Both a celebration of child actors and a cautionary tale about the profession, Showbiz Kids offers a revelatory perspective on the pitfalls and rewards of Hollywood stardom.”

92% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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Nick Schager

RTThe Daily BeastFeb 2, 2021

Seem[s] like it's pulling its punches.

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Linda Holmes

RTNPRJul 21, 2020

What [Alex Winter has] made here is a perceptive, sensitive film in which actors tell their own stories - some sad, many simply complicated.

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Owen Gleiberman

RTVarietyJul 17, 2020

Child stardom now feels like one of the last aspirations of a decadent, no-future America. And Showbiz Kids is an invaluable primer of its risks and rewards.

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Steve Morrissey

RTRadio TimesFeb 23, 2026

In watchable, straightforward style, Winter, a former child star himself, mixes archive footage with contemporary interviews and gets illuminating and often astonishingly frank responses to his gently probing questions.

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Information

Title

Showbiz Kids

Released

Jul 14, 2020

Rated

6

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 35m

Status

Released

Studios

HBO Documentary Films, Ringer Films

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