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Dreamgirls

2006 • 2h 10m •
Drama Music
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★ 6.7/10
1,113 reviews
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Dreamgirls

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."

Top Billed Cast

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

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C CinemaSerf Verified TMDB Critic
2022-10-21

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 se...