If you loved Respect, try The United States vs. Billie Holiday

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 / History / Music territory. If that's the register that drew you to Respect, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The United States vs. Billie Holiday is

Erin Brockovich meets Amadeus. The feds use a drug charge to silence a jazz singer's anthem about lynching. Andra Day's committed performance can't elevate a scattershot approach.

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