If you loved Swing Kids, 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 / Music territory. If that's the register that drew you to Swing Kids, 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.

