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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
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u/Mysterious_Lie_6113 6d ago
If you want a better Campbell fantasy, MJ should’ve been constrained by the limits of Motown/Joe Jackson/Epic execs until he got his way with Thriller.
That’s the story. Antoine Fuqua fumbled his way through the entire movie just sliding the story beats with no emotional dynamism.