If you loved Poetic Justice, try That Thing You Do!
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 bittersweet mood tag, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Poetic Justice, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What That Thing You Do! is
Erie, Pennsylvania, summer, a drumbeat in a garage. A small-town band shoots to fame, touring in a crowded van, performing on a chaotic television stage. Tom Hanks affectionately satirizes the music industry's excesses.

