Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story is currently streaming on Prime Video, Tubi, and The Roku Channel

Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story (2006)88 minDrama, MusicRating 55/100

A single mother’s American Idol audition helps her rise above a history of poverty, sexual abuse, and illiteracy to achieve national prominence.

Cast: Fantasia Barrino, Viola Davis, Loretta Devine, Ashley LeConte Campbell, Kadeem Hardison, Chico Benymon, Jamia Simone Nash

Director: Debbie Allen