If you loved American Son, try Hairspray Live!
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
Both films are directed by Kenny Leon, and they sit in Drama / TV Movie territory. If that's the register that drew you to American Son, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Hairspray Live! is
Big hair and bigger dreams abound here. A teenage girl in 1960s Baltimore wants to dance on TV. It achieves its lighthearted goal.
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