Synopsis
A behind-the-scenes look at San Diego Comic-Con, the world's largest comic book convention, and the fans who attend every year.
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Cast
- Frank MillerSelf
- Seth RogenSelf
- Eli RothSelf
- Kenneth BranaghSelf
- Paul ScheerSelf
- Stan LeeSelf
- Thomas JaneSelf
- Guillermo del ToroSelf
- Matt GroeningSelf
- Kevin SmithSelf
Recommendations
- 100
Entertainment Weekly
He (Spurlock) takes Comic-Con seriously. He talks to Kevin Smith, Harry Knowles, and other famous grown-up geeks, but mostly he follows a handful of people whose dream it is to pass through the fan/professional looking glass and carve out a place for themselves in the industry of fantasy. - 83
Portland Oregonian
There's much to enjoy in the lively, fun and fresh documentary Comic-con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope, but chief among them may be that its director, Morgan Spurlock, is nowhere to be seen. - 80
Los Angeles Times
A look at the annual San Diego convention that is sweetly empathetic where previous Spurlock works have been brash and confrontational. Plus, it's a lot of fun. - 75
IndieWire
One development gets short-shifted: the onslaught of studios drowning out what made the Con so attractive in the first place. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
You could point a camera just about anywhere at Comic-Con and record something weird, amazing, funny, stupid or all of the above. - 70
Variety
Spurlock brings his usual good-humored approach to the subject, nicely balancing absurdity with genuine human interest. - 70
Movieline
Morgan Spurlock's latest documentary Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope plants a sloppy, moist kiss on the sweaty brow of geek culture's premiere event. - 67
The A.V. Club
For a documentary supposedly focused on fans-it's right there in the title-Comic-Con Episode IV gets awfully distracted by the star power of professional smartasses like Smith and industry titans like Lee.
