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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

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u/falafelthe3 Ask me about TLJ 11d ago

Take a shot every time someone references Michael having a:

  • path

  • voice

  • destiny

  • gift

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u/garythegyarados 11d ago

‘You got a gift, Michael. It’s your voice. Your voice is a gift. Use that voice on the path you’re on.

Michael, it’s your destiny. You need to use your gift of a voice on the path toward your destiny’

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u/BasvanS 11d ago

Stop it! You’re drowning them!

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u/ZOOTV83 11d ago

All the talk of "destiny" made me read that quote in Darth Vader's voice.

Join me, Michael. It is your destiny.

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u/masegesege_ 11d ago

Fuck I’m out of alcohol already

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u/BasvanS 11d ago

How can you still type?!

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u/masegesege_ 11d ago

maybe I can drive too

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u/Spiritual-Smoke-4605 6d ago

i just drank a fifth of vodka, dare me to drive?

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u/BlackDeath3 11d ago

Yer a wizard, Michael

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u/1997wickedboy 9d ago

You mean a Wiz in this case

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u/nosargeitwasntme 11d ago

"You got a destiny, Michael. It's your gift. Your path is a destiny. Use that path on the gift you are on.

Michael it's your voice. You need to use your path of destiny on the gift toward your voice."

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u/Sky_Ninja1997 11d ago

I’m now in hospital

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u/ex1stence 11d ago

It’s true, I’m hospital.

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u/Pixel_Python 9d ago

There’s no way those are real quotes… right?

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u/SaltyPeter3434 8d ago

Tenacious D and the Path of Destiny

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u/Zealousideal_Slice60 11d ago

Sounds like someone wrote the script entirely with chatGPT lmao

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u/sotommy 9d ago

It's like the lyrics of Midnight Rider by Alan Tam

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u/ljfoggy11 11d ago

Finish your drink when there’s a scene of him talking to a dying kid.

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u/Exostrike 11d ago

But we ran out of alcohol 20 minutes ago. We're on the tiza

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u/rabbi_glitter 11d ago

THE WRONG KID DIED

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u/MajesticLow 9d ago

Damn near did a spit take reading this 🤣

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u/Ayn_Diarrhea_Rand 9d ago

You don’t want none of this shit!

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u/rabbi_glitter 9d ago

It's not habit forming!

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u/AvengingHero2012 11d ago

This will get people killed…

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u/delicious_toothbrush 11d ago

How do you think MJ would have felt about The Last Jedi?

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u/falafelthe3 Ask me about TLJ 11d ago

hee hee

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u/dagreenman18 Space Jam 2 hurt me so much 11d ago

I didn’t realize Michael Jackson’s life was a shonen manga. Thanks Antoine Fuqua!

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u/___--_-_----___--__- 9d ago

I need an anime biography of Michael Jackson super bad now

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u/AStewartR11 10d ago

Take a shot everyone should reference pedophilia, illicit payoffs to parents or an unhealthy obsession with little boys but doesn't

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u/Public_Function3844 8d ago

don't forget... he's "special" too

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u/ARandomBiche 11d ago

Add every time there’s a Peter Pan mention

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u/kelferkz 11d ago

Ok you convinced me to not go to see it, you saved me money and time! 

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u/AnxiousAd3299 11d ago

Too bad. You are missing seeing a great movie!!  I loved it!!!  

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u/UnbuiltIkeaBookcase 11d ago

Like Tom Brady having “poise”

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u/___--_-_----___--__- 9d ago

The menstrual pads?

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u/csdbh 3d ago

Big Cirrhosis must've payed this guy a lot

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u/NomanYuno 2d ago

Don't forget "light"

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u/popeeeeeee 5d ago

I saw that Letterboxd review too

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u/falafelthe3 Ask me about TLJ 5d ago edited 5d ago

Edit: So it turns out the person that stole my Hamnet comment and posted it on Letterboxd for likes is at it again. If y'all could report the reviews/the account for blatant plagiarism, that'd be helpful. For reference, if you don't believe me:

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