If you loved The Boy in the Plastic Bubble, try The Blue Lagoon

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.

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The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

1976 · dir. Randal Kleiser

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Both films are directed by Randal Kleiser, and they both carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Boy in the Plastic Bubble, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Blue Lagoon is

Turquoise waves crash, a ship's wheel spins wildly, a child's cry echoes through air. A small boy and girl cling to a makeshift raft, a cook's reassuring presence, a lush island haven. Kleiser shoots their isolation with a gentle touch.

If you loved The Boy in the Plastic Bubble, try The Blue Lagoon

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

The Blue Lagoon

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What The Blue Lagoon is

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If you loved The Boy in the Plastic Bubble, try The Blue Lagoon

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

The Blue Lagoon

What they share

What The Blue Lagoon is

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