If you loved Whiplash, try Hairspray Live!
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
Theyboth carry the uplifting mood tag, and they sit in Drama / Music territory. If that's the register that drew you to Whiplash, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Hairspray Live! is
Big hair and bigger dreams abound here. A teenage girl in 1960s Baltimore wants to dance on TV. It achieves its lighthearted goal.

