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Dreamgirls( 2006)

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All you have to do is dream.

Overview

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

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jamie Foxx

      Curtis Taylor Jr.

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      Beyoncé

      Deena Jones

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      Eddie Murphy

      James "Thunder" Early

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      Danny Glover

      Marty Madison

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      Jennifer Hudson

      Effie White

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      Anika Noni Rose

      Lorrell Robinson

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      Keith D. Robinson

      C.C. White

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      Sharon Leal

      Michelle Morris

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      Hinton Battle

      Wayne

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      Mariah Iman Wilson

      Magic

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      Yvette Cason

      May

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      Ken Page

      Max Washington

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      Ralph Louis Harris

      M.C.

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      Michael-Leon Wooley

      Tiny Joe Dixon

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      Loretta Devine

      Jazz Singer

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      John Lithgow

      Jerry Harris

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      John Krasinski

      Sam Walsh

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      Alexander Folk

      Ronald White

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      Esther Scott

      Aunt Ethel

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      Bobby Slayton

      Miami Comic

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      Jordan Wright

      Teddy Campbell

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      Dawnn Lewis

      Melba Early

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      Jaleel White

      Talent Booker

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      JoNell Kennedy

      Joann

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      Sybyl Walker

      Charlene

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      Lesley Nicole Lewis

      Stepp Sister

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      Eboni Nichols

      Stepp Sister

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      Arike Rice

      Stepp Sister

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      Fatima Robinson

      Stepp Sister

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      Aakomon Jones

      Little Albert

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      Bernard Fowler

      Tru-Tone

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      Anwar Burton

      Tru-Tone

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      Tyrell Washington

      Tru-Tone

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      Rory O'Malley

      Dave

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      Laura Bell Bundy

      Sweetheart

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      Anne Elizabeth Warren

      Sweetheart

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      Ivar Brogger

      David Bennett

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      Daren A. Herbert

      Jimmy's Piano Player

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      Jocko Sims

      Elvis Kelly

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      Pam Trotter

      Rhonda

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      Cleo King

      Janice

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      Eddie Mekka

      Club Manager

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      Alejandro Furth

      Case Worker

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      Dilva Henry

      TV Reporter

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      Vince Grant

      American Bandstand Producer

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      Robert Cicchini

      Nicky Cassaro

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      Thomas Crawford

      TV Director

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      Charles Jones

      Carl

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      Robert Curtis Brown

      Technical Director

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      Stephanie Owens

      Tania Williams

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      Gilbert Glenn Brown

      Man with Gun

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      Marty Ryan

      Stagehand

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      Michael Villani

      Detroit Reporter

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      Gregg Berger

      Chicago Deejay

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      Daniel Riordan

      L.A. Deejay

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      David James

      Photographer

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      Paul Kirby

      Promo Film Narrator (voice)

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      Derick Alexander

      Security Guard

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      Yvette Nicole Brown

      Curtis' Secretary

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      Nancy Anderson

      Go-Go Dancer

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      Joelle Cosentino

      Go-Go Dancer

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      Lisa Eaton

      Go-Go Dancer

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      Clare Kutsko

      Go-Go Dancer

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      Tracy Phillips

      Go-Go Dancer

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      Kelleia Sheerin

      Go-Go Dancer

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      Mykel Brooks

      Campbell Connection Dancer

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      Johnny Erasme

      Campbell Connection Dancer

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      Cory Graves

      Campbell Connection Dancer

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      J.R. Taylor

      Campbell Connection Dancer

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      Corinthea Henderson

      Bad Side Dancer

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      Craig Hollamon

      Bad Side Dancer

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      Reginald Jackson

      Bad Side Dancer

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      Chuck Maldonado

      Bad Side Dancer

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      Anthony Rue II

      Bad Side Dancer

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      John Silver

      Bad Side Dancer

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      Larry Sims

      Bad Side Dancer

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      Black Thomas

      Bad Side Dancer

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      Kevin Wilson

      Bad Side Dancer

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      Adrian Wiltshire

      Bad Side Dancer

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      Earl Wright

      Bad Side Dancer

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      Russell "Goofy" Wright

      Bad Side Dancer

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      Dominic Chaiduang

      Disco Dancer

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      Jose Cueva

      Disco Dancer

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      Omhmar Griffin

      Disco Dancer

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      Sky Hoffmann

      Disco Dancer

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      Trevor Lopez-Daggett

      Disco Dancer

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      Leo Moctezuma

      Disco Dancer

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      Gabriel Paige

      Disco Dancer

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      Terrance Spencer

      Disco Dancer

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      Tony Testa

      Disco Dancer

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      Quinton Weathers

      Disco Dancer

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      Jull Weber

      Disco Dancer

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      Marcel Wilson

      Disco Dancer

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      Stevie Ray Anthony

      Jimmy's Band

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      Matthew Dickens

      Jimmy's Band

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      Jerohn Garnett

      Jimmy's Band

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      Mario Mosley

      Jimmy's Band

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      Jimmy R.O. Smith

      Jimmy's Band

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      Tank

      Choir Singer

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Oct 21 2022
    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 serv...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    70000000.00

    Revenue

    154937680.00

    Keywords

    • music record
    • manager
    • show business
    • drug addiction
    • musical
    • deceived wife
    • recording contract
    • background singer
    • motown
    • record producer
    • single
    • singer
    • singing
    • detroit, michigan
    • alcoholic
    • extramarital affair
    • african american romance
    • african american lead
    • african american musical