Dreamgirls

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Dreamgirls

PG-13

2007

2h 11m

Musical

Drama

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Deena (Beyoncé Knowles), Effie (Jennifer Hudson) and Lorrell (Anika Noni Rose) form a music trio called the Dreamettes. When ambitious manager Curtis Taylor Jr. (Jamie Foxx) spots the act at a talent show, he offers the chance of a lifetime, to be backup singers for a national star (Eddie Murphy). Taylor takes creative control of the group and eventually pushes the singers into the spotlight. However, one becomes the star, forcing another out, which teaches them about the high cost of fame.

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Critics Consensus

Dreamgirls' simple characters and plot hardly detract from the movie's real feats: the electrifying performances and the dazzling musical numbers.

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Edward Porter

The Times (UK)

08/22/2022

There is a blast of true soul power in Eddie Murphy’s performance as a James Brown type.

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Namrata Joshi

Outlook

01/24/2019

2/4

Neither thought-provoking nor entertaining enough - remains largely average and underwhelming.

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Brian Tallerico

UGO

03/24/2007

You may not be expecting this from a musical, but Dreamgirls is one of the most fast-paced, frenetically-edited, roller-coaster rides of a movie that you'll see all year.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

03/08/2024

2.5/4

Disconnect yourself from the story, which follows the basic rise-and-fall lifeline of every musician biopic ever, and you’ll at least be able to enjoy several good songs and a [good] performance by Eddie Murphy.

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

05/19/2020

It has taken 25 years for Michael Bennett's Dreamgirls to go from Broadway to the big screen. The delay can be forgiven, however, because the film rocks on all levels.

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Mattie Lucas

The Dispatch (Lexington, NC)

06/06/2019

3.5/4

Very much rooted in its disco-era decadence, but it is always fiercely, vibrantly fresh

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Henry D

@Henry_Domke Apr 20

Great production, a very good cast, and lots of music. Unfortunately, the music wasn’t for me. I expected something closer to Motown and classic soul, but much of it leaned toward R&B with brass and strings, more pop than I prefer. Jennifer Hudson was unusually good and clearly the best part. I didn’t like Eddie Murphy, either in his performance or his singing.

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Anna-Lyn Z

@Anna-Lyn19 Jan 2

This movie is an absolute masterpiece! It's very high energy and has an incredible cast. The plot is a standard rise-and-fall trajectory. It has a very emotional depth and technical scale which causes it to standout in the genre and the music is phenomenal. Don't just take my word for it though, go watch the movie!!!❤️

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Petal F

@Petal Dec 6

Great watch and very timeless

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Michael W

@mawilps Nov 17

This showbiz musical was pretty good. Beyonce, Jennifer Hudson, Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy, Keith Robinson, Danny Glover, Anika Noni Rose, Sharon Leal, and the rest of the cast did a pretty good job in this movie. The plot of the movie was dramatic and kind of entertaining. It's about fame, greed, and family. If you haven't seen this movie yet, you might like it. I didn't like too much because there was too much singing, they all have great voices, but I thought it was a little over the top.

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Julie H

@JulesH Nov 16

Wall to wall great musical performances, has something to say about the venality of success, but absolutely nothing to say about the music that came out of Motown.

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Ira L

@RT32931850 Oct 28

If you like musicals - its a good one with a lot of talent IF you like biopics, which I was expecting - its shitastic. I was hoping to learn something. I didn't. Nothing. I hated every minute. I will never get that time back and I hate myself for not shutting it off or just leaving

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Bill Condon

Director

Jamie Foxx

Curtis Taylor Jr.

Beyoncé

Deena Jones

Eddie Murphy

James `Thunder' Early

Jennifer Hudson

Effie White

Anika Noni Rose

Lorrell Robinson

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Synopsis

Deena (Beyoncé Knowles), Effie (Jennifer Hudson) and Lorrell (Anika Noni Rose) form a music trio called the Dreamettes. When ambitious manager Curtis Taylor Jr. (Jamie Foxx) spots the act at a talent show, he offers the chance of a lifetime, to be backup singers for a national star (Eddie Murphy). Taylor takes creative control of the group and eventually pushes the singers into the spotlight. However, one becomes the star, forcing another out, which teaches them about the high cost of fame.

Director: Bill Condon
Producer: Laurence Mark
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount, Laurence Mark Productions, DreamWorks SKG
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Drug Content|Some Sexuality)
Genre: Musical, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 12, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 6, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $103.3M
Runtime: 2h 11m
Sound Mix: SDDS, DTS, Dolby Digital, Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)