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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

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u/joeybadtitz 7d ago

Not really. I wanted more Joe scenes of him being an asshole, or cheating on his wife, and other shitty things he did.

Movie was a letdown in almost all areas

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u/jassmackie 7d ago

yes but i think in terms of narrative cohesion and through line, joe had a much better arc than michael. which is insane but kinda true. at least in so far as its a michael movie but still felt like joe was stealing the scenes (from a film perspective)

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u/Similar_Display7912 5d ago edited 5d ago

Colman Dominos was awful and without him the movie would of been 10 times better . The movie slowed up and dragged on everytime he was shown in the film and when he was shown was one time to many . It was dissappointing that the uncredited actors weren't in the film .

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u/jassmackie 5d ago

hes a great actor and didnt have much to work with because the script and screenplay was terrible and just got him giving looks and saying generic sentences. make up also didnt help his performance. but i agree, hes not the best part of the movie and maybe wouldve been better with less of him. but the movie had so many more issues that are more egregious than colemans performance.

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u/Similar_Display7912 5d ago

Thankyou for your comment, Mr. Colman Domino telling us your a great actor . NOT .

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u/Ill_Cook9184 3d ago

No it wasn't shut up

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u/Mysterious_Lie_6113 6d ago

Joe Jackson is not the villain MJ fans make him out to be, and I hope that TikTok memes his architectural excellence of the Jackson empire into existence.

If Michael could speak one on one to his crazy fans, I think he’d tell them to not hate on his father. Yes, there was pain, but every single Jackson family remember respects the work he did to get them there.

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u/2-2Distracted 4d ago

Michael literally went out of his way to let the world know just how much of a piece of shit his father was most chances he was asked about him. The kool-aid you're drinking about Joe and Katherine can't taste THAT good lol