Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

2022

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom.

ReleasedDecember 21, 2022

DirectorKasi Lemmons

WriterAnthony McCarten

StarringNaomi Ackie, Ashton Sanders, Stanley Tucci, Nafessa Williams

Music History Drama

Scores

Letterboxd3

IMDb6.9

Rotten Tomatoes43%

Metacritic51

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Cast

Naomi Ackie

Naomi Ackie

Whitney Houston

Ashton Sanders

Ashton Sanders

Bobby Brown

Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci

Clive Davis

Nafessa Williams

Nafessa Williams

Robyn Crawford

Lance A. Williams

Lance A. Williams

Gerry Griffith

Tamara Tunie

Tamara Tunie

Cissy Houston

Clarke Peters

Clarke Peters

John Houston

Daniel Washington

Daniel Washington

Gary Houston

JaQuan Malik Jones

JaQuan Malik Jones

Michael Houston

Kris Sidberry

Kris Sidberry

Pat Houston

Tanner Beard

Tanner Beard

Günther

Bailee Lopes

Bobbi-Kristina (8-10 Yrs old)

Crew

Kasi Lemmons

Kasi Lemmons

Director

Anthony McCarten

Anthony McCarten

Writer

Barry Ackroyd

Barry Ackroyd

Director of Photography

Pat Houston

Producer

Clive Davis

Clive Davis

Producer

Lawrence Mestel

Producer

Denis O'Sullivan

Producer

Anthony McCarten

Anthony McCarten

Producer

Matthew Gallagher

Matthew Gallagher

Executive Producer

Jeff Kalligheri

Jeff Kalligheri

Producer

Studios & Companies

Parent Company

Sony

Production

Compelling Pictures

Black Label Media

TriStar Pictures West Madison Entertainment Muse of Fire Primary Wave Music

Box Office

Opening Weekend$4.7M

Domestic$23.7M

International$35.7M

Worldwide$59.8M

Est. Budget$45.0M

Est. Marketing (FD Est.)$24.8M

Est. Loss-$9.9M

Daily Charts Box Office Mojo

Awards

0Nominations

0Wins

Academy Awards0 noms

0 Nominations

Golden Globes0 noms

0 Nominations

Spirit Awards0 noms

0 Nominations

0 Nominations

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