A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.

Jamie Foxx
as Curtis Taylor Jr.

Beyoncé
as Deena Jones

Eddie Murphy
as James "Thunder" Early

Danny Glover
as Marty Madison

Jennifer Hudson
as Effie White

Anika Noni Rose
as Lorrell Robinson

Keith D. Robinson
as C.C. White

Sharon Leal
as Michelle Morris

Hinton Battle
as Wayne

Mariah Iman Wilson
as Magic
CinemaSerf
Jennifer Hudson is simply superb in this musical roller-coaster of a film. She is "Effie" whom, along with "Deena" (Beyoncé Knowles) and "Lorrell" (Anika Noni Rose), form a trio of singers aspiring to fame and fortune. Along the way, they encounter the usual suite of difficulties - bigotry, racism a...