If you loved Christmas in Connecticut, try Ball of Fire

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 cozy, playful mood tags, and they sit in Comedy / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Christmas in Connecticut, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Ball of Fire is

Here's a movie that asks: can a gangster's moll corrupt eight innocent lexicographers? A professor researching modern slang falls for a nightclub singer hiding from her mobster boyfriend. It's a fluffy, screwball vehicle, elevated by Barbara Stanwyck's effortless charm.

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