Movies Similar to Glamour Boy

Problem Child 3(1995)

Now a pre-teen, Junior has fallen head over heels for a classmate who doesn't even notice him, but does notice three other boys – a child star, a hockey player and a Boy Scout – who are rivals to Junior. This means war!

4.7

After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter Stopped(2000)

You've read the stories, you've seen the documentaries. Now see the movie that brings it all to life.

5.2

Life with Mikey(1993)

Michael Chapman, a former child TV star, runs a struggling talent agency specilizing in child acts. When a young girl off the street puts on a real performance after he catches her picking his pocket, he may have just found the next big thing.

5.7

Bloomington(2010)

A former child actress attends college in search of independence and ends up becoming romantically involved with a female professor. Their relationship thrives until an opportunity to return to acting forces her to make life-altering decisions.

6.5

Cats Don't Dance(1997)

An ambitious singing and dancing cat in 1939 Hollywood overcomes several obstacles to fulfill his dream of becoming a movie star.

7.2

Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story(2001)

As America struggled through the Great Depression in the 1930s, a little girl with big dimples and indescribable charm danced her way into the hearts of moviegoers around the world.

6.7

Unauthorized Brady Bunch: The Final Days(2000)

The movie that reveals the feuds behind America's favorite show.

3.0

This Is the Life(1935)

A popular child star, exploited and overworked by her greedy guardians, decides enough is enough--and takes it on the lam.

6.0

Maps to the Stars(2014)

Driven by an intense need for fame and validation, members of a dysfunctional Hollywood family chase celebrity, one another, and the relentless ghosts of their pasts. Their fragile ecosystem is disrupted by the arrival of Agatha, the scarred and estranged pyromaniac daughter.

6.2

Honey Boy(2019)

The story of a child star attempting to mend his relationship with his law-breaking, alcohol-abusing father over the course of a decade, loosely based on Shia LaBeouf’s life.

7.0

Song of the Open Road(1944)

A beautiful child star tires of life in the spotlight and so disguises herself and sneaks off to join a Civilian Conservation Corps camp to work with normal kids. It doesn't take her long to discover that being "normal" isn't easy as it looks. When a crop is in danger of being ruined because there are not enough people to harvest it, the girl employs some of her famous colleagues to lend a hand. Songs include: "Too Much in Love," "Here It Is Monday," "Delightfully Dangerous," "Hawaiian War Chant" and "Notre Dame."

0.0

Johnny Doughboy(1942)

As sixteen year old Ann Winters begins a relationship with an older actor to further her career, lookalike fan Penelope Ryan is recruited by a group of former child stars to perform in a USO show.

5.4

I Was Honey Boo Boo(2025)

While on the kids' pageant circuit, Alana Thompson became known as "Honey Boo Boo," as the world discovered her and her colorful family, led by her mother, Mama June. Alana's dynamic persona captivated audiences and caught the attention of producers, catapulting her and her family to meteoric stardom as reality TV stars. But behind closed doors were forced smiles, silent tears and the lingering sense of uncertainty for what the future held for Alana and her family. After a series of scandals and legal troubles, Alana's world was turned upside down and she was ultimately placed in the care of her older sister, Pumpkin. Now in college, Alana is determined to shake off the labels that have followed her, shed light on the darker side of child stardom and forge a path to overcome generational trauma and challenges.

7.0

Un enfant comme les autres...(1972)

A documentary about the early career of Québec child star René Simard.

0.0

The Resurrection of Gavin Stone(2017)

Gavin Stone, a washed-up former child star, is forced to do community service at a local megachurch and pretends to be Christian so he can land the part of Jesus in their annual Passion Play, only to discover that the most important role of his life is far from Hollywood.

5.8

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Audition(2018)

Nine-year-old Woong-bi, a child actress, has one problem. She can't cry when she acts. She tries to ask other child actors for advice, think sad thoughts and cry, but she doesn't cry easily. Although she is frustrated because of her tearful acting in the audition script, she also auditions with her own acting for a momentarily. Park Woong-bi's Powerful Tears Challenge

0.0

Gary(2024)

Follow the extraordinary story of Gary Coleman's rise to international fame as the child star of Diff'rent Strokes; his struggles with fame; and the controversy surrounding his tragic death at the age of 42. For the first time, viewers will get insight into Coleman's private world through exclusive interviews with his fellow actors, industry insiders and his estranged ex-wife and parents.

6.2

kid 90(2021)

As a teenager in the '90s, Soleil Moon Frye carried a video camera everywhere she went. She documented hundreds of hours of footage and then locked it away for over 20 years.

7.1

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling(1993)

There never was a star quite like her. Adored by adults and children alike, at four she already led at the box office — ahead of Gable and Cooper. Her films saved a movie studio from bankruptcy, and a President credited her with raising the morale of Depression-weary Americans. Her earliest movies gave a foretaste of her talents and soon would become the songs and dances that helped make those movies immortal.

0.0

Baby Peggy: The Elephant in the Room(2012)

Documentary about an extraordinary lady, Diana Serra Cary (born Peggy-Jean Montgomery). In the early 1920s she was one of Hollywood's first major child stars, Baby Peggy.

6.6