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Dreamgirls is a 2006 American musical drama film written and directed by Bill Condon and jointly produced and released by DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures. Adapted from the 1981 Broadway musical of the same name, Dreamgirls is a film à clef, a work of fiction taking strong inspiration from the history of the Motown record label and one of its acts, the Supremes. The story follows the history and evolution of American R&B music during the 1960s and 1970s through the eyes of a Detroit girl group known as "The Dreams" and their manipulative record executive.
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2006 · 2h 10m · Drama · Music
TMDB 6.7/10 (1,099 votes)
A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.
Directed by Bill Condon
Box office $155M worldwide
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Bill CondonDirector
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