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- EmotionalSincereCaptivating
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- Musician's LifeCrumbling MarriageRising To StardomCouple RelationsDestructive RelationshipShowbizAmbitionArtists and Showbiz more...
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- DramaMelodramaMusic
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- 20th Century60s70s80s
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- TennesseeUSA
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What's Love Got to Do With It?, 1993
English
USA
Profile of What's Love Got to Do With It?
What's Love Got to Do With It? can be described as emotional, sincere, and captivating. The plot revolves around rising to stardom, a destructive relationship, and a crumbling marriage. The main genres are drama and music-oriented. In terms of style, What's Love Got to Do With It? is a melodrama. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is located in Tennessee. What's Love Got to Do With It? takes place in the 1960s and in the 1980s. The soundtrack is R&B. It is drawn from a biography and originally a true story. What's Love Got to Do With It? has received attention for being an award winner and critically acclaimed. Note that it involves drugs/alcohol, profanity, and violent content.
Summary of What's Love Got to Do With It?
Based on the life of the legendary soul singer, Tina Turner (Angela Bassett) -- born Anna Mae Bullock -- discovers her love of singing in her Tennessee church choir. She moves to St. Louis to pursue a career, and there she meets the charismatic Ike Turner (Laurence Fishburne), who rechristens her Tina and offers to help her succeed. As a musical team, Ike and Tina take the charts by storm. But as his physical abuse worsens, Tina has to make the tough decision to leave Ike and set out on her own.
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| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 9 June 1993 |
| Runtime: | 118 min |
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as Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner
as Ike Turner, Sr.
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