7.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Dreamgirls (2006)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.2
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Neutral
Christianity: Positive
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
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 film respectfully portrays gospel music and the church as the authentic, foundational source of the characters' musical talent and emotional power. While the narrative explores the commercialization of their art, it consistently affirms the depth and integrity derived from their spiritual roots.
The film "Dreamgirls" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on the rise and challenges of a female singing group in the 1960s music industry, without engaging with transgender identity or experiences.
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
User Ratings
6.6
6.7
Critic Ratings
7.9
7.6
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