A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.
Jamie Foxx
Curtis Taylor Jr.
Beyoncé
Deena Jones
Eddie Murphy
James 'Thunder' Early
Danny Glover
Marty Madison
Jennifer Hudson
Effie White
Anika Noni Rose
Lorrell Robinson
Keith D. Robinson
C.C. White
Sharon Leal
Michelle Morris
Hinton Battle
Wayne
Mariah Iman Wilson
Magic
Yvette Cason
May
Ken Page
Max Washington
Ralph Louis Harris
M.C.
Michael-Leon Wooley
Tiny Joe Dixon
Loretta Devine
Jazz Singer
John Lithgow
Jerry Harris
John Krasinski
Sam Walsh
Alexander Folk
Ronald White
Esther Scott
Aunt Ethel
Bobby Slayton
Miami Comic
Jordan Wright
Teddy Campbell
Dawnn Lewis
Melba Early
Jaleel White
Talent Booker
JoNell Kennedy
Joann
Sybyl Walker
Charlene
Lesley Nicole Lewis
Stepp Sister
Eboni Nichols
Arike Rice
Fatima Robinson
Aakomon Jones
Little Albert
Bernard Fowler
Tru-Tone
Anwar Burton
Tyrell Washington
Rory O'Malley
Dave
Laura Bell Bundy
Sweetheart
Anne Elizabeth Warren
Ivar Brogger
David Bennett
Daren A. Herbert
Jimmy's Piano Player
Jocko Sims
Elvis Kelly
Pam Trotter
Rhonda
Cleo King
Janice
Eddie Mekka
Club Manager
Alejandro Furth
Case Worker
Dilva Henry
TV Reporter
Vince Grant
American Bandstand Producer
Robert Cicchini
Nicky Cassaro
Thomas Crawford
TV Director
Charles Jones
Carl
Robert Curtis Brown
Technical Director
Stephanie Owens
Tania Williams
Gilbert Glenn Brown
Man with Gun
Marty Ryan
Stagehand
Michael Villani
Detroit Reporter
Gregg Berger
Chicago Deejay
Daniel Riordan
L.A. Deejay
David James
Photographer
Paul Kirby
Promo Film Narrator (voice)
Derick Alexander
Security Guard
Yvette Nicole Brown
Curtis' Secretary
Nanci Anderson
Go-Go Dancer
Joelle Cosentino
Lisa Eaton
Clare Kutsko
Tracy Phillips
Kelleia Sheerin
Mykel Brooks
Campbell Connection Dancer
Johnny Erasme
Cory Graves
J.R. Taylor
Corinthea Henderson
Bad Side Dancer
Craig Hollamon
Reginald Jackson
Chuck Maldonado
Anthony Rue II
John Silver
Larry Sims
Black Thomas
Kevin Wilson
Adrian Wiltshire
Earl Wright
Russell "Goofy" Wright
Dominic Chaiduang
Disco Dancer
Jose Cueva
Omhmar Griffin
Sky Hoffmann
Trevor Lopez-Daggett
Leo Moctezuma
Gabriel Paige
Terrance Spencer
Tony Testa
Quinton Weathers
Jull Weber
Marcel Wilson
Stevie Ray Anthony
Jimmy's Band
Matthew Dickens
Jerohn Garnett
Mario Mosley
Jimmy R.O. Smith
Tank
Choir Singer
Bill Condon
Director
David Geffen
Producer
Laurence Mark
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Jun 11, 1982
Apr 3, 2006
Nov 21, 1964
Sep 23, 1969
Dec 20, 2022
Feb 5, 2016
Aug 12, 2021
Apr 11, 2024
Jun 9, 1993
Sep 27, 2019
Jul 2, 1958
Oct 22, 2025
DreamWorks Pictures
US
Paramount Pictures
Laurence Mark Productions
United States
English