Stans (film)
Stans is a 2025 American documentary film that explores the career of rapper Eminem through his superfans.
The film premiered at the SXSW London Screen Festival on June 2, 2025. It had a limited run at AMC Theatres in the United States from August 7 to August 10. Outside of the US, Trafalgar Releasing will release the film at more than 1,600 theaters.
The film was accompanied by a soundtrack, Stans: The Official Soundtrack, which features tracks that inspired the film as well as previously unreleased music.
Cast
- Eminem
- Ed Sheeran
- Adam Sandler
- Dr. Dre
- Jimmy Iovine
- LL Cool J
- Alex Kresovich
- Devon Sawa as Stan
- Jason Clay as The Real Slim Shady
Release
Stans had a limited theatrical release on August 7, 2025. It was later released on the Paramount+ streaming service on August 26, 2025.Reception
Adam Graham of The Detroit News gave the film a B and wrote, "Stans isn't the be-all, end-all telling of Eminem's tale, but it puts his stamp on it for now, using the lens of his fans to give it perspective."Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack was released on August 26, 2025. The song "Everybody's Looking at Me" was originally a freestyle performed by Eminem on the Funkmaster Flex radio show with rapper Proof, which was modified for the album, adding two more verses from Eminem and removing Proof's verse. The track was also heard in the background of "The Kiss " off his 2002 album The Eminem Show.Personnel for "Everybody's Looking at Me"
Credits adapted from Tidal.- Marshall "Eminem" Mathers – songwriting
- Andre "Dr. Dre" Young – songwriting, production
- Kennedy "Rockwell" Gordy – songwriting
- Luis Resto – additional keyboard
- Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri – recording
- Richard "Segal" Huredia – recording, mixing
- Mike Strange – additional engineering
- Tony Campana – additional engineering