Steven Strait, Pell James, Kip Pardue

An aspiring New York model falls in love with a struggling musician when they suddenly cross paths on a subway train. Having achieved success as a model, she decides to move to L.A. to launch an actin...( read more  read more... )g career. With the support of her acerbic agent and sometimes surrogate mom, she lands a spot in a highly sought after acting class where she befriends another would-be actress. While out on the town discovering the music scene, the aspiring model again crosses paths with the struggling musician. The two girls decide to help him and set out to create some L.A. style hype to get him noticed. As his profile rises, so do the demands of his budding new career and they both discover that the price of fame may be higher than anyone expected.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 37 min.

Directed by: Meiert Avis

Release Date: August 26, 2005

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  • July 15, 2007
    I didn't expect much going in, but this movie was not too bad. It just didn't work as a comedy, and I know exactly why: the music. The soulful, easy listening rock was so wildly inappropriate and just killed the funny. There were some really good comedic performances, most notabl...( read more)y from Strait and Pardue, that would have been hilarious under better music. They should have gotten the dude who did Arrested Development's music to score this. Once I realized the defect, I actually liked this movie. It really did get good near the end. The Ashlee Simpson factor kind of sabotaged this, but it's not unsalvageable. This flick is really not too bad.
  • April 27, 2008
    Tacky and criminally uninspired, Undiscovered tries to sing about authenticity and the will to ''keep on keepin' on'', but reveals itself to be completely manufactured. Every plot device can be seen coming from a mile away, and the dialogue's 'spiky' touches feels dreadfully supe...( read more)rficial, particularly when it's spat out by model-looking actors that give their strict minimum at the service of stereotypical roles. If you think real life is like this, well, lap it up, but if you like your films with something called a personality, avoid this at all costs.

    But Ashlee Simpson, while I would never call her an 'actress', is not bad. Seriously.
  • October 17, 2009



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    Broke Gigli (2003)'s record as the BIGGEST, NOT lowest, percentage drop in its second week of release: -86.4%


    Originally titled "Wannabe" but changed to the title of one of Ashlee Simpson's songs.

  • September 2, 2009
    didnt really like pell james. too... nice for the role...
  • August 25, 2009
    I liked the songs and I especially liked the scene with the bulldog skateboarding, hehe. This was an ok movie about 2 aspiring artist trying to make it in the entertainment industry.
  • August 23, 2009
    Great! Amazing! I love the singing, the songs, and Steven.
  • August 12, 2009
    this movie is sweet, I love it ...
  • July 7, 2009
    nice slow sweet moive
  • June 25, 2009
    I liked it...the plot wasn't too original but I loved the end.
  • June 5, 2009
    Love the sweet romantic taste in it. The soundtrack made the movie a memorable one.

Critic Reviews


September 3, 2005
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

An enjoyably cheesy teen melodrama with a touch of indie edge. full review

August 26, 2005
Kyle Smith, New York Post

She's a model. He's a rocker. Worlds apart! How will these two crazy kids ever get together? full review

August 26, 2005
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

It's contrived, cutesy and quickly tiresome. full review

August 26, 2005
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

This is a movie in which we're expected to buy Ashlee Simpson as a singer on the threshold of becoming a major star. That's an idea so ridiculous it could never happen in fiction, only in real life. full review

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