If you loved Absolute Beginners, try Staying Alive

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theyboth carry the playful mood tag, and they sit in Drama / Music / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Absolute Beginners, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Staying Alive is

Five years after disco’s decline, Tony Manero trades the Brooklyn streets for Broadway’s glare. A dancer with star power but no discipline gets one shot at a chorus line spot. The sequel pivots from dance floors to leg warmers, but the moves stay perilously familiar.

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