If you loved The Terminal, try The Sugarland Express

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. The Sugarland Express has roughly 19.1× fewer votes than The Terminal — 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 Steven Spielberg, and they sit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Terminal, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What The Sugarland Express is

Spielberg's first theatrical feature is a based-on-a-true-story chase movie, so of course it is. A woman busts her husband out of prison so they can kidnap their son from foster care. The result is an agreeable outlaw yarn, if a slightly odd fit with the director's later work.

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