Dreamgirls

"All you have to do is dream."

2006 2h 10m EN

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6.7

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79%

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METACRITIC

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6.6

IMDB

★6.7TMDB · 1,117🍅79%Rotten Tomatoes●76Metacritic★6.6IMDB · 78,973

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Synopsis

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A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.

“All you have to do is dream.”

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Cast

Jamie Foxx
Curtis Taylor Jr.
Beyoncé
Deena Jones
Eddie Murphy
James 'Thunder' Early
Danny Glover
Marty Madison
Jennifer Hudson
Effie White
Anika Noni Rose
Lorrell Robinson
Keith D. Robinson
C.C. White
Sharon Leal
Michelle Morris

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bill Condon
Writers: Bill Condon
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $70M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Bill Condon, shot by Tobias A. Schliessler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tom Eyen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Virginia Katz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Jamie Foxx and Beyoncé and Eddie Murphy carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "All you have to do is dream.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0443489 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Bill Condon directs. Tobias A. Schliessler behind the camera. Tom Eyen scores. Virginia Katz cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Mid-budget at $70M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Released 20 years ago.
3Directed by Bill Condon, shot by Tobias A. Schliessler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Tom Eyen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Virginia Katz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jamie Foxx and Beyoncé and Eddie Murphy carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "All you have to do is dream.".
8IMDB entry: tt0443489 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 17 themes, including "show business", "drug addiction", "musical", "deceived wife".

The technical file

Cinematography: Tobias A. Schliessler
Original score: Tom Eyen
Editing: Virginia Katz
Production design: John Myhre
Costume design: Sharen Davis
Makeup / hair: Kimberly Kimble
VFX supervisor: Gray Marshall
Sound: Michael Minkler
Runtime: 130 min · 2h 10m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $70,000,000
Box office: $154,937,680
Return: 221% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Dreamgirls (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes: 79% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 76/100
IMDB rating: 6.6/10 · 78,973 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

Won 2 Oscars. 67 wins & 93 nominations total

Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Academy Award for Best Sound

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CinemaSerf2022-10-21
★ 7/10
Jennifer Hudson is simply superb in this musical roller-coaster of a film. She is "Effie" whom, along with "Deena" (Beyoncé Knowles) and "Lorrell" (Anika Noni Rose), form a trio of singers aspiring to fame and fortune. Along the way, they encounter the usual suite of difficulties - bigotry, racism and misogyny as well as having to deal with their own personal rivalries. They are signed by Detroit used car salesman "Curtis" (Jamie Foxx) to back his established, womanising, star "James Early" (Eddie Murphy) and soon their star seems fixed. That is, until "Curtis" decides to dispense with the services of the temperamental "Effie" and with those of "Early" as he sees his vision for these talented and enigmatic women really take off. At times, it does stray a little too close to domestic melodrama, but for the most part this is a cracking story of how these women prove their own mettle. They regale against the male-dominated music business; increasingly try to assert themselves not just in the industry but with their management but, towards the end, with there own personal relationships before a powerful and vindicating denouement. Henry Kriegen and Tom Eyon have written some strong and powerful lyrics for the ladies to belt out with aplomb, particularly the title song, "It's All Over" and the show stopping "One Night Only". The production detail, photography and general pace of the film really do make for an an engaging watch; the performances are vibrant and frequently the emotion they generate is compelling to watch. Foxx is not the best, to be fair - especially when he bursts into song, but Murphy fares a bit better on that front and all told, this is an entertaining look at just how these women took on and defeated a system and a society that was stacked against them from the start. Parallels with Motown?

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