Glitter

Name: Glitter
Director: Vondie Curtis-Hall
Released: 2001-01-01

2001 film directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall

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Released: 2001
, November 15, 2001
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1.Stated in Lexicon of international films
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Director: Vondie Curtis-Hall
Screenwriter: Kate Lanier
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1.Stated in Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze
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Producer: Laurence Mark
Cast: Mariah Carey
, Terrence Howard
, Dorian Harewood
, Da Brat
+10 more
Runtime: 104 min
Genre: romance film
, musical film
, drama film
Country of origin: United States

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Glitter is a 2001 American romantic musical drama film written by Kate Lanier and directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall. It stars Mariah Carey, Max Beesley, and Terrence Howard. Carey plays Billie Frank, an aspiring singer who, along with her friends Louise and Roxanne, is a club dancer. Music producer Timothy Walker (Howard) offers them a contract as backup singers/dancers to another singer. At the premiere of the song they record, Billie meets Julian "Dice" Black (Beesley), a nightclub DJ who helps establish her solo career. In the process, Billie and Dice fall in love.

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Director of photography: Geoffrey Simpson
Narrative location: New York City
Filming location: New York City
Toronto
Hamilton
Title: Glitter
Film editor: Jeff Freeman
Color: color
Aspect ratio (W:H): 2.35:1
Soundtrack release: Glitter
Distribution format: video on demand
Assessment: Bechdel test assessment outcome: passes · criterion used: considering named characters only
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1.Stated in Bechdel Test Movie ListRetrieved 2017-12-10
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Review score: 14/100(March 2, 2024) review score by: Metacritic · number of reviews/ratings: 23 critic review
6%(October 6, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 87 critic review
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1.Stated in Rotten Tomatoes“Glitter”Retrieved 2021-10-06
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2.9/10(October 6, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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1.Stated in Rotten Tomatoes“Glitter”Retrieved 2021-10-06
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CNC film rating (France): no age restriction
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1.cnc.fr/professionnels/visas-et-classification/104665Retrieved 2023-02-03
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Kijkwijzer rating: 6 content descriptor: Violence
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1.kijkwijzer.nl/films/glitter/Retrieved 2025-07-05
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