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 Paul Rosenberg 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 (Skit)" off his 2002 album The Eminem Show. The track "Walk On Water (Original Version)" is a Vinyl exclusive.
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
Charts + Chart performance for Stans (The Official Soundtrack) Chart (2026) Peakposition French Physical Albums (SNEP) 97 German Hip-Hop Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 12
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