If you loved Prick Up Your Ears, try The Program
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 Stephen Frears, and they both carry the raw mood tag, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Prick Up Your Ears, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What The Program is
All the President's Men without Watergate. A sportswriter chases rumors about Lance Armstrong's Tour de France wins. It's a solid, if slightly glum, procedural.

