One Direction: This is Us tells the remarkable story of Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis's meteoric rise to fame, from their humble hometown beginnings and competing on the X-Factor, to conquering the world and performing at London's famed O2 Arena.
7 February 1965, Andrews, South Carolina, USA
29 August 1993, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK
1 February 1994, Evesham, Worcestershire, England, UK
13 September 1993, Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland
24 December 1991, Doncaster, England, UK
7 October 1959, Lambeth, London, England, UK
17 November 1942, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
12 December 1982, New York City, New York, USA
12 January 1993, Bradford, England, UK
June 28, 2016
I feel as if I learned very little from One Direction: This is Us, a movie that is more of a consumer product or an event than an actual feature film.
August 30, 2013
It might not make you a fan of One Direction, but it will certainly make you understand the group, which is the job of any good documentary.
August 29, 2013
The film is a successful witness to the great charm possessed by all five members of One Direction.
August 31, 2013
This Is Us does what it needs to do for its target audience. But anyone looking for actual substance or insight will be disappointed and maybe even a little bored with its repetitive nature.
August 29, 2013
"One Direction: This Is Us" leaves the larger questions it points toward teasingly unexplored, making the film little more than a harmless keepsake.
February 05, 2014
About as journalistically useful as a promoted tweet.
December 27, 2013
Even Niall's schtick of whipping up or quieting down a mass of waiting fans seems the most innocuous metaphor imaginable for the manipulation that, unexamined here, lies at the hollow heart of all this manufactured stardom and its manufactured followers.
May 30, 2014
The boys are very likable, but the film around them is still very repetitive.
June 07, 2016
It's hard not to get caught up in the band's infectious enthusiasm for life and drive to make hay while the sun shines.
September 29, 2013
What's super-odd about this film is its director, Morgan Spurlock. Best-known as an activist documentarian...it's a bit of a shock to see his controversy-magnet name attached to something so tame, formulaic and corporate.
August 30, 2013
The fact is that they are as criminally cute as a basketful of puppies. This Is Us manages to frame that boyish appeal astutely ...
August 29, 2013
With a group so evidently versed in the visuals of rock history, it's a shame that a filmmaker wasn't hired who would pay homage to classic pop films instead of offering a satisfactory paid promotional.
