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Quick Info

Rating

6.7/10

Release2006

Runtime2h 10m

StatusReleased

Budget$70,000,000

Revenue$154,937,680

Production

DreamWorks Pictures

Paramount Pictures

Laurence Mark Productions

Movie

Dreamgirls

2006

2h 10m

6.7

Drama

Music

Synopsis

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

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