If you loved It's Only the End of the World, try La Cage aux Folles

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. La Cage aux Folles has roughly 3.8× fewer votes than It's Only the End of the World — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theyboth carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags. If that's the register that drew you to It's Only the End of the World, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What La Cage aux Folles is

Here's a film unafraid to ask: can flamboyant drag harmonize with conservative in-laws? A St. Tropez nightclub owner and his partner attempt to play it straight when their son brings his fiancée's family home. The ensuing charade offers a study in the limits of "normal.

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