Dream Girls
Seen it?1994 | 50 min | Documentary
Friday Night Flickearly ratingWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
It won 2 Oscars, it earned strong reviews (79% on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences rate it highly (82% audience score) and it's still drawing plenty of interest. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- A natural pick for people who love a true story told well. You'll come away knowing something you didn't.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Well paced for a documentary, at 50 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Skip it if you want made-up drama tonight.
This film is about Japanese women, escape, glamour and dreams. The Takarazuka Revue is an enormously successful spectacular where the all-women cast create fantasies of erotic love and sensitive men. It is also a world for young girls desperate to do something different with their lives. In return for living a highly disciplined and reclusive existence, they will be adored and envied by many thousands of Japanese women. They will look, act and behave like young men while having no real men in their lives. Dream Girls explores the nature of sexual identity and the contradictory tensions that face young women in Japan today.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
79% on Rotten Tomatoes, 76 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
Our audience score: 82%
- AwardsVery strong
Won 2 Oscars: Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress, Academy Awards: Best Sound Mixing. Won 3 Golden Globes: Golden Globe Awards: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Golden Globe Awards: Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, Golden Globe Awards: Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture. Won 2 SAG Awards: Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role. Won 1 BAFTA: British Academy Film Awards: Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Also nominated for 4 more Oscars, 2 more Golden Globes and 1 more SAG Award. Plus 21 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$155 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 364K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kim Longinotto, Jano Williams
- Miki MayaSelf
- Anju Miraself