Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2023)
Directed by Kasi Lemmons
Genres - Musical, Drama, Music |
Sub-Genres - Biopic [feature], Musical Drama |
Release Date - Dec 23, 2022 (USA) |
Run Time - 146 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - PG13
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Synopsis by Maggie Sadler
As a young woman from a middle-income family in Newark, New Jersey, Whitney Houston (Naomi Ackie) discovered her remarkable penchant for powerful vocals that soon catapulted her to the forefront of pop music in the early 1980s. Despite the challenges her meteoric rise to fame posed to her personal life, Houston continued to produce music that touched the lives of countless fans, earning her the title of one of the greatest female vocalists in history. Kasi Lemmons directs the musical biographical drama. Co-starring Tamara Tunie, Stanley Tucci, and Clarke Peters.
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Keywords
against-all-odds, Black [race], celebrity, pop-music, rise-to-fame, singer/songwriter
Attributes
High Production Values
