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Loved Hairspray? These are the films we’d put on next — matched by genre, themes, tone, era and the things that make the movie feel the way it does.
Cry-Baby shares important genre DNA with Hairspray and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.
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96%
Can't Buy Me Love shares key genre characteristics with Hairspray and comes from a similar filmmaking era.
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84%
Lucas shares key genre characteristics with Hairspray and comes from a similar filmmaking era.
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84%
Girls Just Want to Have Fun shares key genre characteristics with Hairspray and comes from a similar filmmaking era.
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82%
Say Anything... shares key genre characteristics with Hairspray and comes from a similar filmmaking era.
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79%
Better Off Dead shares key genre characteristics with Hairspray and comes from a similar filmmaking era.
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76%
Just One of the Guys shares key genre characteristics with Hairspray and comes from a similar filmmaking era.
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76%
Valley Girl shares key genre characteristics with Hairspray and comes from a similar filmmaking era.
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76%
Real Genius shares key genre characteristics with Hairspray and comes from a similar filmmaking era.
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74%
Empire Records shares key genre characteristics with Hairspray and comes from a similar filmmaking era.
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71%
Pretty in Pink shares key genre characteristics with Hairspray and comes from a similar filmmaking era.
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71%
Teen Wolf shares key genre characteristics with Hairspray and comes from a similar filmmaking era.
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71%
Weird Science shares key genre characteristics with Hairspray and comes from a similar filmmaking era.
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71%
Sixteen Candles shares key genre characteristics with Hairspray and comes from a similar filmmaking era.
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71%
Risky Business shares key genre characteristics with Hairspray and comes from a similar filmmaking era.
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71%
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