If you loved Serial Mom, try Female Trouble

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Female Trouble has roughly 3.4× fewer votes than Serial Mom — 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

Both films are directed by John Waters, and they both carry the playful mood tag, and they sit in Comedy / Crime territory. If that's the register that drew you to Serial Mom, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Female Trouble is

A Baltimore delinquent’s heel shortage sparks a shopping spree through theft and mayhem. After two disappointing domestic detours she signs on with salon owners selling fame as a side effect of felony. Naturally the receipt never included taxes on her soul.

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