If you loved Toast, try Dolemite Is My Name

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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Theyboth carry the cozy mood tag, and they sit in Comedy / Drama / History territory. If that's the register that drew you to Toast, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Dolemite Is My Name is

1970s Los Angeles, a vinyl record spinning, a charismatic voice. A struggling comedian becomes a blaxploitation star, his rhymes and humor fueling a character's rise. Craig Brewer revitalizes a forgotten figure's story.

If you loved Toast, try Dolemite Is My Name

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Dolemite Is My Name

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What Dolemite Is My Name is

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If you loved Toast, try Dolemite Is My Name

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What Dolemite Is My Name is

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