Movies Like The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story

If you liked The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story (2019), a documentary movie directed by Aaron Kunkel, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer (2010)
★ 6.2/10Also documentary
An in-depth look at the rapid rise and dramatic fall of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.
2
Studio 54 (2018)
★ 6.5/10Also documentary
Studio 54 was the epicenter of 70s hedonism - a place that not only redefined the nightclub, but also came to symbolize an entire era. Its co-owners, Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell, two friends from Brooklyn, seemed to…
3
Gilbert (2017)
★ 6.7/10Also documentary
The life and career of one of comedy's most inimitable modern voices, Mr. Gilbert Gottfried.
4
FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened (2018)
★ 6.9/10Also documentary
He promised supermodels and yachts, but delivered tents and cheese sandwiches. How one man engineered a music festival disaster.
5
MoviePass, MovieCrash (2024)
★ 6.7/10Also documentary
Exploring the company founding and the implosion of the business by outside investors who took over the company, left it bankrupt and under investigation.
6
The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
★ 6.6/10Also documentary
Documentary about legendary Paramount producer Robert Evans, based on his famous 1994 autobiography.
7
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also documentary
When Steve Jobs died the world wept. But what accounted for the grief of millions of people who didn’t know him? This evocative film navigates Jobs' path from a small house in the suburbs, to zen temples in Japan, to…
8
BRATS (2024)
★ 6.1/10Also documentary
In the 1980s, Andrew McCarthy was part of a young generation of actors who were set to take over Hollywood after a string of successful teen movies. However, when the New York magazine cover story in 1985 dubs them the…
9
A Toxic Love Story (2026)
★ 6.4/10Also documentary
A string of threatening emails escalates into a revenge plot involving a newly married US marshal and his ex-girlfriend.
10
Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also documentary
A sexual wellness company gains fame and followers, then members come forward with shocking allegations.
11
The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel (2026)
★ 7.3/10Also documentary
Explore the formative years of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the profound influence of original bandmate Hillel Slovak.
12
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)
★ 7.2/10Also documentary
A documentary about the Enron corporation, its faulty and corrupt business practices, and how they led to its fall.
13
WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also documentary
Explore the rise and fall of one of the biggest corporate flameouts and venture capitalist bubbles in recent years – the story of WeWork, and its hippie-messianic leader Adam Neumann.
14
Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press (2017)
★ 6/10Also documentary
The courtroom and publicity battles between the superstar wrestler and the notorious website explode in a sensational trial all about the limits of the First Amendment and the new no holds barred nature of celebrity…
15
Sour Grapes (2016)
★ 7.3/10Also documentary
Controversy erupts when an unassuming young man floods the American wine market with fake vintages valued in the millions, bamboozling the wine world elite, in this humorous and suspenseful tale of an ingenious con on…
16
Bukowski: Born Into This (2003)
★ 6.8/10Also documentary
Director John Dullaghan’s biographical documentary about infamous poet Charles Bukowski, Bukowski: Born Into This, is as much a touching portrait of the author as it is an exposé of his sordid lifestyle. Interspersed…
17
Murder in Monaco (2025)
★ 6.5/10Also documentary
Monaco, 1999. One of the world's richest men dies in his penthouse. This documentary unpacks the mysterious murder of billionaire banker, Edmond Safra.
18
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A. (2018)
★ 7.5/10Also documentary
Drawn from a never before seen cache of personal footage spanning decades, this is an intimate portrait of the Sri Lankan artist and musician who continues to shatter conventions.
19
The Velvet Underground (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also documentary
Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by Todd Haynes, this kaleidoscopic oral history combines exclusive interviews with…
20
How to Rob a Bank (2024)
★ 6.7/10Also documentary
In this true-crime documentary, a charismatic rebel in 1990s Seattle pulls off an unprecedented string of bank robberies straight out of the movies.