Top billed cast

1. 

   Angela Bassett

   Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner

2. 

   Laurence Fishburne

   Ike Turner

3. 

   Vanessa Bell Calloway

   Jackie

4. 

   Jenifer Lewis

   Zelma Bullock

5. 

   Khandi Alexander

   Darlene

6. 

   Richard T. Jones

   Ike Turner Jr.

7. 

   Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly

   Young Anna Mae Bullock

8. 

   Chi McBride

   Fross

9. 

   Penny Johnson Jerald

   Lorraine Taylor

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-12-30

Andrea Bassett provides quite a compelling interpretation of the early life of Tina Turner here and Laurence Fishburne is also on good form as the brutish Ike. Born Annie Mae Bullock, she grows up in a community where singing is important and where her voice helps her to stand out. Pretty swiftly she attracts the notice of local band leader Ike Turner who gives her a start fronting his music before she becomes his wife and a mother. Success begins to follow but as that happens he turns into a monster. She is beaten regularly and feels more and more intimidated and fearful within her own marria...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$15,000,000.00

Revenue
$39,100,000.00

Keywords

• 1970s
• affectation
• record producer
• biography
• recording studio
• celebrity
• singer
• fame
• domestic violence
• biting
• physical abuse
• price of fame
• shocking
• angry
• aggressive
• 1960s
• abusive husband
• music industry
• cautionary
• introspective
• inspirational
• absurd
• admiring
• adoring
• antagonistic
• callous
• demeaning
• derogatory
• hopeful