
Movies that feel like Hairspray (2007)
If you loved Hairspray, the closest films we have are A Dog's Will (2000), Strictly Ballroom (1992) and Shallow Hal (2001). All three share Hairspray's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 6 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Peacock Premium and others, checked against today's data.
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If Hairspray hit the spot, these will too

The same preoccupation in both: based on play or musical
The difference: Leans harder into fantasy than Hairspray does

The same two preoccupations: dance, and musical
The difference: Missing the dream logic of Hairspray

One thread runs through both: overweight woman
The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

Both keep coming back to the same thing: musical

Both land wit and play at once

Both are built on the same subject: baltimore, usa

Romantic and tender in the same breath

Common ground: based on play or musical

Dreamlike comedy in both cases

Both are Adam Shankman's work, and they rhyme

Romance with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Drama built on wit, twice over
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