If you loved Staying Alive, try Absolute Beginners
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Absolute Beginners has roughly 7.1× fewer votes than Staying Alive — 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
Theysit in Drama / Music / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Staying Alive, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Absolute Beginners is
The film lurches into London’s late-50s haze promising teen romance and pop scheming. A teenage lensman chases a fashion-plate who only notices boutique escorts. The camera keeps getting distracted by Notting Hill’s simmering sidewalk riots.

