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Dreamgirls

Movie · 2006 · 130 min

A sweeping, soulful rise-and-fall saga powered by showstopping musical numbers and raw emotional confrontations.

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2006 film by Bill Condon
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Year
2006
Runtime
130 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • family
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, musical, romance
Directed by
Bill Condon
Written by
Bill Condon
Starring
Beyoncé, Eddie Murphy, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Hudson, John Lithgow, John Krasinski, Danny Glover, Ken Page
Music
Stephen Trask
Cinematography
Tobias A. Schliessler
Runtime
130 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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