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Who Needs A Heart When A Heart Can Be Broken?
Drama, History, Music
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1993
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Singer Tina Turner rises to stardom while mustering the courage to break free from her abusive husband Ike.
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Runtime:
118 min
Release date:
9 Jun 1993
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$15,000,000
Revenue:
$39,100,000
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 3 wins & 16 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
A powerful portrait of emotional endurance, propelled by the outstanding performances of Bassett and Fishburne, both of whom lend a crucial dimension to the gradual redundancies of Kate Lanier's otherwise insightful screenplay.
– Jeff Shannon,
Seattle Times,
29 Jul 2013
fresh:
Their nuanced performances give a spectrum of emotional shadings to a black-and-white script that casts Tina as the Beauty to Ike's unreconstructed Beast.
– Carrie Rickey,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
29 Jul 2013
fresh:
Angela Bassett is a wonderfully sympathetic screen presence who may have a big career ahead of her.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
29 Jul 2013
fresh:
Fishburne's astonishing portrayal of Ike is what holds the movie together. The actor builds, in precise increments, a devastating portrait of a macho control freak; he even finds a kind of ghastly humor in the character's madness.
– Terrence Rafferty,
New Yorker,
29 Jul 2013
fresh:
Though the picture rightfully belongs to Bassett, a final word must be said about Fishburne, who never fails to make Ike seem human if not defensible. Even in defeat, he is remarkably compelling.
– Kenneth Turan,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jul 2013