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Mama, I Want to Sing!

2011 · 100 min

A warm, earnest gospel-and-pop rise-to-fame story that coasts on musical numbers and mother-daughter friction rather than surprises.

Overview
Preacher's daughter Amara Winter sings in the church choir before being discovered by a well-established musician. She soon rises to international fame as a pop singer.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • faith
  • ambition
  • identity
  • music
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
music, family, drama
Directed by
Charles Randolph-Wright
Written by
Charles Randolph-Wright
Starring
Ciara, Lynn Whitfield, Patti LaBelle, Ben Vereen, Marvin Winans, Kevin Phillips, Kim Porter, Hill Harper
Cinematography
Keith L. Smith
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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