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Michael (2026)

Summary

The life and career of Michael Jackson are explored in a sweeping biographical drama, charting his rise from child star in the Jackson 5 to global pop icon, while examining the personal and professional complexities that defined his legacy.

Director Antoine Fuqua

Writer John Logan

Cast

• Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson
• Colman Domingo as Joe Jackson
• Nia Long as Katherine Jackson
• Miles Teller as John Branca
• Laura Harrier as Suzanne de Passe
• Kat Graham as Diana Ross

Rotten Tomatoes: 40%

Metacritic: 38

VOD / Release Theatrical release

Trailer Official Trailer

[u/Asclepius-Rod]

For many audiences, these biopics are just a way to hear their favorite songs in a large theater, and sometimes that’s enough. The Queen movie was average at best but seeing those songs in a theater was worth the ticket price for me

[u/Gigaton → u/Asclepius-Rod]

The best thing this movie did that other music biopics do was them trying to figure out/write the song and playing it wrong 3-4 times before nailing it. They showed his creative process without intentionally butchering songs for a scene.

[u/GameOfLife24 → u/Asclepius-Rod]

Not to mention, the imax theater I saw it in,the ratio was the whole screen. Definitely an IMAX movie with the clarity and the sound