If you loved Akeelah and the Bee, try What's Love Got to Do with It
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 cult mood tag, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Akeelah and the Bee, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What What's Love Got to Do with It is
Tina Turner’s rise through Motown meets a Vegas residency. Abuse survivors will see themselves in her refusal to let another setback derail her. A Tina Turner biopic that actually lets the music do the talking.

