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Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

  • 2022
  • PG-13
  • 2h 24m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Naomi Ackie in Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)
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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 musi... Read allA 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.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.

  • Director
    • Kasi Lemmons
  • Writer
    • Anthony McCarten
  • Stars
    • Naomi Ackie
    • Stanley Tucci
    • Ashton Sanders
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    26K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kasi Lemmons
    • Writer
      • Anthony McCarten
    • Stars
      • Naomi Ackie
      • Stanley Tucci
      • Ashton Sanders
    • 229User reviews
    • 128Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 7 nominations total

    Videos15

    Exclusive Clip: 'Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody'
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    Naomi Ackie
    Naomi Ackie
    • Whitney Houston
    Stanley Tucci
    Stanley Tucci
    • Clive Davis
    Ashton Sanders
    Ashton Sanders
    • Bobby Brown
    Tamara Tunie
    Tamara Tunie
    • Cissy Houston
    Nafessa Williams
    Nafessa Williams
    • Robyn Crawford
    Clarke Peters
    Clarke Peters
    • John Houston
    Daniel Washington
    Daniel Washington
    • Gary Houston
    Bailee Lopes
    Bailee Lopes
    • Bobbi Kristina (8-11 Years Old)
    Bria Danielle Singleton
    Bria Danielle Singleton
    • Bobbi Kristina (16-19 Years Old)
    JaQuan Malik Jones
    JaQuan Malik Jones
    • Michael Houston
    Kris Sidberry
    Kris Sidberry
    • Pat Houston
    Dave Heard
    Dave Heard
    • Rickey Minor
    Coffey
    Coffey
    • James
    • (as Kelvin Coffey)
    Lance A. Williams
    Lance A. Williams
    • Gerry Griffith
    Luke Crory
    Luke Crory
    • Superfan
    Jeffrey L. Brown
    • Pastor
    Andrea Eversley
    • Barbara
    Devon Coull
    Devon Coull
    • Policeman (ATL)
    • Director
      • Kasi Lemmons
    • Writer
      • Anthony McCarten
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Whitney Houston's voice is used for 95% of the singing.
    • Quotes

      Clive Davis: Would you be willing to postpone your wedding to make a movie?

      [Hands over a script]

      Whitney Houston: The Bodyguard ? What's it about ?

      Clive Davis: A world-famous singer and her difficult relationship with her bodyguard.

      Whitney Houston: [Tosses script into a trash bin, then pauses] Who's the bodyguard ?

      Clive Davis: Kevin Costner.

      [Whitney Houston quickly reaches down and retrieves the script]

    • Connections
      Featured in The Graham Norton Show: Tom Hanks/Naomi Ackie/Suranne Jones/Richard Osman/Rina Sawayama (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      I Believe in You and Me
      Written by Sandy Linzer & David Wolfert

      Performed by Whitney Houston

      Courtesy of Arista Records

      By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment

    User reviews229

    Featured review
    6/10

    Nothing to see here folks....move along

    For those of us who grew up listening to Whitney Houston as her story was splashed across the news and into our lives as it happened, there is nothing new here. We would have been better served if the filmmakers just did a documentary with the real Whitney Houston spliced into it here and there, as I didn't find the actress believable in the role. She may have studied her mannerisms etc. But it didn't work. Whitney was a very good looking woman, who could sing, she had style (or her stylist had) but she carried it off. Usually with Biopics you forget that its an actor playing a part but this didn't happen and it was distracting. Save yourself the time and just watch the real Whitney in a few videos on YouTube.
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    • Aug 7, 2023
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    • Release date
      • December 23, 2022 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Roku (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Quiero Bailar con Alguien: La Historia de Whitney Houston
    • Filming locations
      • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • Production companies
      • Compelling Pictures
      • Black Label Media
      • Dimension Studio
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $45,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $23,708,080
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,700,450
      • Dec 25, 2022
    • Gross worldwide
      • $59,806,881
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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