Dreamgirls (2006)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
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Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.2
Overview
Detroit, the early 1960s. Curtis Taylor, Jr., a car salesman, breaks into the music business with big dreams. He signs a trio of young women, the Dreamettes, gets them a job backing an R&B performer, James "Thunder" ...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Overview
Detroit, the early 1960s. Curtis Taylor, Jr., a car salesman, breaks into the music business with big dreams. He signs a trio of young women, the Dreamettes, gets them a job backing an R&B performer, James "Thunder" ...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Strong Left
Primary
The film is Left-Leaning (-1) as its core conflict critiques systemic racism and exploitation within the music industry, championing the empowerment of marginalized Black female artists and their struggle for authentic voice against commercial pressures.
Dreamgirls features an entirely Black main cast, centering the narrative on the experiences of Black female artists in the music industry. The film explicitly critiques the exploitative power structures within the industry, often personified by male characters, and highlights the challenges faced by minority artists.
Secondary
Dreamgirls features C.C. White, a character widely interpreted as gay, whose sexuality remains subtextual. He is portrayed with dignity and complexity, facing artistic and personal challenges unrelated to his implied identity. His arc is one of growth and self-assertion, avoiding negative stereotypes. The film's portrayal is neutral, as it neither explicitly affirms nor denigrates queer identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Dreamgirls" is an adaptation of the 1981 Broadway musical. All major characters in the 2006 movie maintain the same gender as established in the original stage production, with no instances of a character being portrayed as a different gender than their canonical or historically inspired counterpart.
The film is an adaptation of a Broadway musical, loosely based on real-life Black musical acts and figures from the 1960s and 70s. All major characters, whose inspirations were historically Black, are portrayed by Black actors in the film, consistent with the source material.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.6
6.7
Critic Ratings
7.9
7.6
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