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What's Love Got to Do with It

1993 · 118 min

A raw, bruising rise-and-escape story that mixes exhilarating musical highs with harrowing domestic abuse, anchored by towering performances.

Tagline
Who Needs A Heart When A Heart Can Be Broken?
Overview
Singer Tina Turner rises to stardom while mustering the courage to break free from her abusive husband Ike.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • freedom
  • ambition
  • celebrity
  • trauma
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Genres
drama, music, history
Directed by
Brian Gibson
Written by
Kate Lanier
Starring
Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Jenifer Lewis, Khandi Alexander, Richard T. Jones, Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly, Chi McBride
Music
Stanley Clarke
Cinematography
Jamie Anderson
Runtime
118 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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