Film

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

2022 · 2h 24m · Music · Drama

Celebrate the untold story of an icon.

IMDb

6.6

Rotten Tomatoes

43%

Metacritic

51

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.

Naomi Ackie

Whitney Houston

Ashton Sanders

Bobby Brown

Stanley Tucci

Clive Davis

Nafessa Williams

Robyn Crawford

Lance A. Williams

Gerry Griffith

Tamara Tunie

Cissy Houston

Clarke Peters

John Houston

Daniel Washington

Gary Houston

JaQuan Malik Jones

Michael Houston

Kris Sidberry

Pat Houston

Tanner Beard

Günther

Bailee Lopes

Bobbi-Kristina (8-10 Yrs old)

Jennifer Ellis

Lisa Hintelmann

Andrea Eversley

Barbara

Bria Danielle Singleton

Bobbi Kristina

Adrian M. Mompoint

Marvin

• Kasi LemmonsDirector
• Anthony McCartenWriter · Producer
• Pat HoustonProducer
• Clive DavisProducer
• Lawrence MestelProducer
• Denis O'SullivanProducer
• Jeff KalligheriProducer
• Matthew GallagherExecutive Producer
• Barry AckroydDirector of Photography
• Daysha BroadwayEditor

Official Trailer #2Official Trailer

Release date

December 20, 2022

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 24m

Rated

PG-13

Budget

$50,000,000

Revenue

$59,806,881

Genres

Music, Drama

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