Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star fingerprintFunny, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Hopeful
Much of it is about family.
Plenty of situational comedy and satire
Everyday modern life, show business, and family
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Hopeful
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's hopeful. Much of it is about family.
Plenty of situational comedy and satire
Expect plenty of situational comedy and satire.
Everyday modern life, show business, and family
Its world is built around everyday modern life, show business, and family.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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50 million people used to watch him on TV. Now he washes their cars.
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Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star is included with a subscription to fuboTV in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 41/100 (IMDb 5.6, Rotten Tomatoes 22%, and Metacritic 36). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: strong language.
1 h 38 min
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star runs 1 h 38 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star higher (53) than critics (29). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $17 million to make and earned $24 million worldwide, 1.4 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+61GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star in 75 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 61 storytelling tropes for Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, including Show Within a Show, Manchild, Fan Disservice.
5.6
