If you loved West Side Story, try Lincoln
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 Steven Spielberg, and they both carry the tender mood tag, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to West Side Story, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Lincoln is
Washington, winter, a top hat on a wooden chair. A president stands firm, congressmen bicker, the Emancipation Proclamation hangs in the balance. Spielberg frames Lincoln's resolve as a nation's turning point.

