Stans

I'm a big fan of music docs and this one was as good as any. Loved the unique twist on the story by making it about super fans. Very cool how they found so many interesting characters and eminem is of course fascinating.

Would suggest to anyone who likes music docs, hip hop, 90s culture, or anything about human psychology and growth. Will stream it again when it's out.

Was expecting a documentary about Eminem, but all i got were some stans talking about what it meant for them.. Snooze fest, but i got throuh it, waiting for something better to happen, that never did.

One dude said he didn't go to school for 3 months after Proof died? Like WTF, man? How can you parent let that happen?

Eminem has been my favorite rapper since I started listening to him in 2000. He is 90% of the rap I listen to. I am able to rap around 120 of his songs, including some really hard parts. Not only do I think he's the greatest rapper of all time, I don't think anyone else comes close.

Here's the thing though. I'm a fan of his music. I don't know his birthday or the town he was born in. 99% of my knowledge comes from the music.

The extent of the Stan-ery from the Stans featured in this movie is shocking. It's just too much. I am all for music having a deeper meaning for you, a connection, an emotion. But this level of obsession with his life is unhealthy.

As for the movie overall, I enjoyed the Eminem parts, but I didn't care to hear the personal stories of the Stans. Those parts bored me. I didn't mind watching Stans but I was hoping to enjoy it more.

(1 viewing, 8/26/2025)

Pretty much a pity party for eminem's fans. Just a bunch of misfits talking about their mental health issues, suicidal ideas and deug abuse, and how eminem helped them overcome or cope with it. Not really an eminem documentary, Not sure if that's how they promoted it but anyone would think thats what this is before watching it.

What I loved most about Stan is that it never slipped into the trap of being a "look how great I am" documentary. Instead, it let the fans take center stage. The film's perspective was refreshingly from the outside looking in - ordinary people whose lives were touched, changed, or even defined by Eminem's music.

We got just enough of Em himself to feel his presence, but he never overshadowed the real focus: the fans and the culture that has grown around him. That balance made the film feel authentic, raw, and deeply human.

It could have been a self-indulgent victory lap, but instead, Stan is about connection, identity, and what it means when an artist becomes a voice for millions. Honest, emotional, and beautifully restrained - exactly what a documentary like this should be.