Vriendinnen Effie White, Deena Jones en Lorrell Robinson uit Chicago vormen samen het veelbelovende zangtrio The Dreamettes. Samen met hun songwriter C.C. White trekken ze naar New York voor een talentenjacht. De dames winnen niet, maar trekken wel de aandacht van een ambitieuze manager. Ze kunnen aan de slag als achtergrondzangeressen bij James ‘Thunder’ Early. Dankzij hun gehaaide manager groeien de vriendinnen al gauw zelf uit tot echte sterren. Hij schaaft de groep bij, bewerkstelligt de overstap van rhythm-and-blues naar het lucratieve popwereldje en vervangt leadzangeres Effie door de veel knappere Deena. Zo worden The Dreamettes The Dreams, een meer verfijnde groep met een lichter geluid en een chiquere look, die ook een blank en een internationaal publiek aanspreekt. Het geld en de roem blijken geen garantie voor geluk.
Nee, helaas is Dreamgirls nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Art | John Myhre | Production Design |
| Art | Nancy Haigh | Set Decoration |
| Production | Patricia Whitcher | Executive Producer |
| Production | David Geffen | Producer |
| Production | Laurence Mark | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sharen Davis | Costume Design |
| Camera | Tobias A. Schliessler | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Bill Condon | Screenplay |
| Directing | Bill Condon | Director |
| Editing | Virginia Katz | Editor |
| Sound | Tom Eyen | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Debra Zane | Casting |
| Art | John Berger | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Jann K. Engel | Assistant Art Director |
| Crew | Donald Frazee | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Art | Luis G. Hoyos | Set Designer |
| Production | Jay Binder | Casting |
| Art | Steven M. Saylor | Set Designer |
| Art | Stacey S. McIntosh | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Rich Romig | Set Designer |
| Art | Lisa Vasconcellos | Art Department Coordinator |
| Sound | Michael Minkler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Camille Friend | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brian A. Tunstall | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elaine Ramires | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | George Simpson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Villalobos | Key Hair Stylist |
| Lighting | Anthony 'Spike' Simms | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Leonard Seagal | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Demetricus Holloway | Set Costumer |
| Sound | Randy Spendlove | Music Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Judy Murdock | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kimberly Kimble | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Andrea Jackson | Key Hair Stylist |
| Visual Effects | Jennifer Mizener | Visual Effects Producer |
| Lighting | Newton TerMeer | Gaffer |
| Camera | David James | Still Photographer |
| Sound | David Esparza | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Erma Kent | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lizz Wolf | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Directing | Carolyn Tolley | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Bob Beemer | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Stefan Sonnenfeld | Digital Intermediate |
| Camera | Chris Moseley | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Fatima Robinson | Choreographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shutchai Tym Buacharern | Makeup Department Head |
| Editing | Christine Carr | Digital Intermediate |
| Production | Jeremy Rich | Casting Associate |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lori Harris | Set Costumer |
| Sound | Donald Flick | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Francesca Tolot | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Alex Romano | Digital Intermediate |
| Editing | Mike Chiado | Digital Intermediate |
| Camera | Colin Anderson | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Brianna Hoskins | Additional Photography |
| Production | Tannis Vallely | Casting Associate |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Kretschmer | Wigmaker |
| Lighting | Brian Bartolini | Gaffer |
| Sound | Jason Ruder | Music Editor |
| Directing | Kerry Lyn McKissick | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Deidra Dixon | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shutchai Tym Buacharern | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | LaLette Littlejohn | Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Gray Marshall | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Tim Boot | Music Editor |
| Crew | Aakomon Jones | Choreographer |
| Sound | Richard E. Yawn | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Richard E. Yawn | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | JoAnn Stafford-Chaney | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vera Steimberg | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yvonne Bastidos | Set Costumer |
| Crew | Joey Pizzi | Associate Choreographer |
| Editing | Ian Slater | First Assistant Editor |
| Lighting | Gary Dahlquist | Rigging Gaffer |
| Sound | Henry Krieger | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Willie D. Burton | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Matthew Sullivan | Music Supervisor |
| Writing | Tom Eyen | Musical |
| Sound | Christopher Moriana | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Catherine Harper | Foley Artist |
| Art | William 'W' Gilpin | Construction Foreman |
| Art | Tomas Voth | Supervising Art Director |
| Art | Kirk Corwin | Property Master |
| Sound | Robert Ulrich | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Camera | Dino Parks | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Sound | Kimberly Lowe Voigt | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Mike Hopkins | Dialogue Editor |
| Crew | John Cenatiempo | Stunts |
| Sound | Harvey Mason | Music Arranger |
| Art | Lorey Hayes | Art Department Assistant |
| Crew | Dick Ziker | Stunts |
| Sound | Tank | Music Arranger |
