If you loved The Man in the Iron Mask, try An Awfully Big Adventure

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

Both films are directed by Mike Newell, and they both carry the bittersweet, outsider mood tags. If that's the register that drew you to The Man in the Iron Mask, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What An Awfully Big Adventure is

Liverpool’s 1947 theatre scene wasn’t ready for a starstruck teen’s big break into Peter Pan. She joins a struggling troupe where Peter’s shadow resembles the grown-ups trading favors and secrets instead of fairies. A coming-of-age story where no one remembers to grow up.

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