
Movies that feel likeHairspray (2007)
If you loved Hairspray, the closest films we have are A Dog's Will (2000), Stranger Than Fiction (2006) and Defending Your Life (1991). All three share Hairspray's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Truly Madly Deeply (1991).
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If Hairspray hit the spot, these will too

Both land wit and play at once
The difference: Leans harder into fantasy than Hairspray does

The same mix in both: romance, then tenderness

Contemplative where it counts, dreamlike underneath

Comedy built on wit, twice over

Romance with a pulse of play, in both cases

Both lean on romance more than on drama
The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

The same two preoccupations: dance, and musical
The difference: Easier on the dream logic than Hairspray

Common ground: dreams

Both keep coming back to the same thing: musical

Tender comedy in both cases

Both are built on the same subject: dreams

Contemplative romance, and it commits to that
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