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Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B

  • TV Movie
  • 2014
  • TV-PG
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
3.2/10
1.5K
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Alexandra Shipp in Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B (2014)
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The story of music and video star Aaliyah, whose life ended tragically in a 2001 plane crash in the Bahamas.The story of music and video star Aaliyah, whose life ended tragically in a 2001 plane crash in the Bahamas.The story of music and video star Aaliyah, whose life ended tragically in a 2001 plane crash in the Bahamas.

  • Director
    • Bradley Walsh
  • Writer
    • Michael Elliot
  • Stars
    • Alexandra Shipp
    • Christopher Jacot
    • Andy McQueen
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    3.2/10
    1.5K
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    • Director
      • Bradley Walsh
    • Writer
      • Michael Elliot
    • Stars
      • Alexandra Shipp
      • Christopher Jacot
      • Andy McQueen
    • 40User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Alexandra Shipp
    Alexandra Shipp
    • Aaliyah Haughton
    Christopher Jacot
    Christopher Jacot
    • Ryan Nichols
    Andy McQueen
    Andy McQueen
    • Eric Ferrell
    Elena Juatco
    Elena Juatco
    • Press Member
    Elise Neal
    Elise Neal
    • Gladys Knight
    Clé Bennett
    Clé Bennett
    • R. Kelly
    Lyriq Bent
    Lyriq Bent
    • Barry Hankerson
    Morgan Kelly
    Morgan Kelly
    • Senior Label Exec
    Dewshane Williams
    Dewshane Williams
    • Derek Lee
    Rachael Crawford
    Rachael Crawford
    • Diane Haughton
    Jesse Omonudo
    Jesse Omonudo
    • Security Guard
    Izaak Smith
    Izaak Smith
    • Timbaland
    A.J. Saudin
    A.J. Saudin
    • Rashad Haughton (Older)
    Paulina 'Miel' Chmielecka
    Paulina 'Miel' Chmielecka
    • Record Executive
    Anthony Grant
    Anthony Grant
    • Damon Dash
    Kamaia Fairburn
    • Aaliyah (10-12)
    • (as Kamaia Fairburn-Grant)
    Jade Whitney
    Jade Whitney
    • Dancer
    Richard Walters
    • Show MC
    • Director
      • Bradley Walsh
    • Writer
      • Michael Elliot
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    1afijamesy2k

    About as incredibly dreadful as a old toilet paper from the 90's.

    Now Aaliyah will always be the greatest singer of my generation and the princess of r&b, but this lifeless, dull and hack and completely truly dreadful biopic of the great singer is so bad in all fronts that it makes all of the others like classic masterpieces, it brings nothing new to the story, no plot, the performances are really bad, we all know the story, aaliyah was born in 1979 and in 1994 at the age of 15 she meets R. Kelly and marries him under aged after that they got divorced, then in 2000 she meets dame dash formally of the defunct rocafella and one year the plane crash and she was killed instantly, just 2 weeks before 9/11,the story is completely and absolutely flawed, there is nothing remotely good about this TV movie, it is embarrassing, silly and very predicable and truly absolute pointlessness, this is a terribly truly dreadful TV movie and the absolute worst of tube of 2014, no doubt about that.

    I Gave it my lowest rating an F.
    1rvillegas775

    A very disappointing movie

    Wendy Williams shoved this movie down our throats for weeks. It was awful! I didn't even finish watching it. Okay the girl that played her was pretty but that's about it. As for Elise who played Gladys Knight just confirmed she is a lousy actress. There were just so many things wrong with this movie. The guy that played R Kelly looked nothing like him. It was bad acting all around. Wendy Williams just shut up when you are endorsing a a project. Maybe you jinxed it. The character that played AAliyah did not seem confident in her role. It has to be chalked up to bad direction or just bad acting. It just didn't do Aaliyah justice.
    1the_remixer08

    Oh, No. Just Oh, No

    It is rare, and I mean rare that I give a negative critique all the way through even through bad productions. I normally give even bad productions the benefit of the doubt. As a matter of fact, I have never even given a bad production a low scale like this. For the first time in HISTORY I have rated a movie a 1. Drumline 2 wasn't even this bad compared to this film. This was so, so disrespectful to Aaliya's legacy, and I'm just hoping and praying that Missy and Timbaland, whenever they feel they want to, will do this movie justice the way it is supposed to be done. The fact that they weren't even apart of this production, and the parents even said no to the production, why would you even waste your time writing and producing this garbage!? Not only that, you didn't even have the rights to put any of her best hits in the film, which is a HUGE part of Aaliya's story. If you're going to tell a story, tell it right. Don't tell it based on an unauthorized book and Wikpedia. The actors didn't even come close to matching the original people, and even though Ship was only the slightest exception, she did not do Aaliyah justice at all. It didn't seem like she even studied on how Aaliyah, spoke, how she moved or anything. The timeline of the story was even off, and most of the movie felt rushed. I feel really bad for those actors. They will never be able to live this one down because of someone's poor decision of greed and a buck. I'm just so upset. It's bad if Timbaland is even making a mockery out of you because you didn't listen in the first place to leave this story alone! smh....
    1Youshouldntsaythat

    I am very upset.

    I have never watched a movie about a musician's life that did not feature any hit songs that helped to make them popular. Did the director and writer think that Aaliyah's fans was going to over look this massive flaw? Well, I didn't. And to top it off, none of the characters looked like the people they were meant to portray. Really, you used a skinny woman to play Missy Elliot? Although the girl was pretty who played Aaliyah, someone else that favored her more should have played the role. I couldn't get past the small details that were missing. Sometimes it's the small things that can make a big difference. Also, they made this movie without Aaliyah's family blessings, and I believe this one of the major reasons this film is such a big disappointment. I am so upset. Please, someone remake this movie for the sake of her memory.
    2Sequoiab86

    Terrible someone needs to redo this movie

    I'm so mad at this movie. The transitions were terrible, she didn't perform her hit songs, they didn't show how much of an impact Timberland & Missy made on her career...... This movie was too small to portray her life. Also they needed to use her real voice. I'm a true fan of hers and if you didn't follow her very well then you would probably think this is a great movie. This truly disappoints me & I wish someone would redo her life. Don't bother watching it if you are a true fan because it will let you down. VH1, Debbie Allen , someone please, please don't let her legacy be minimized like this. The actress did not portray Aaliyah she should have really studied her, but she tried her best. Terrible production.

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      Zendaya was first attached to star as Aaliyah but ended up giving up on the project, according to her, due to the lack of production value, complications with the music rights, and it not being handled delicately considering the situation (Aaliyah's family disapproval of the making of the film). Alexandra Shipp was chosen to take on the role instead.

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    • Release date
      • November 15, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Aaliyah: La princesa del R&B
    • Production company
      • Aaliyah Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 28m(88 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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