I Wanna Dance with Somebody


I Wanna Dance with Somebody
A joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, one of the greatest female R&B pop vocalists of all time, tracking her journey from obscurity to musical super-stardom.

146 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Language, Drug abuse).
Biographical, Drama, Musical.
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Credits

Cast
Naomi Ackie, Stanley Tucci, Tamara Tunie, Clarke Peters, Ashton Sanders, Nafessa Williams, Naheem Garcia
Director
Kasi Lemmons
ScreenplayAnthony McCarten
CinematographyBarry Ackroyd
EditingDaysha Broadway
Sound formatsDolby Digital
Made in2022
Produced byCompelling Pictures, Black Label Media, Muse of Fire, Primary Wave Entertainment, TriStar Pictures, West Madison Entertainment

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreDrama, musical, reality.
LanguageNone (sic)
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceNone
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone (sic)
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

PG-13: Parents Strongly CautionedStrong Drug Content, Some Strong Language, Smoking, Suggestive Reference
Runtime146
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

British Board of Film Classification rating

12A: Suitable for 12 years and olderDrug misuse, Domestic abuse, Discrimination, Sex references, Language
Runtime144
British version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.


CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit
14 +
Positive messages
3
Positive role models
2
Violence
2
Sex
2
Language
3
Consumerism
1
Drinking, drugs, smoking
4

Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Metacritic.com
22 critics
11
Rottentomatoes critics
38 critics
10
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconAnother wiki-biopic for posterity‘s sake, the relatively watchable I Wanna Dance with Somebody leaves you feeling like you were on stage with Whitney Houston, but didn’t really get to dance with her.
8
CommonSenseMedia
Joyce Slaton quote iconSuperstar's rise to fame has mature themes, drug use.
10

What the People say

IMDB
159 Netizens
14
The Movie DB
Community
4

Average .. 48%

10

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