Hairspray Live!

Hairspray Live!

You can't stop the beat!

Directed by Alex Rudzinski, Kenny Leon

Produced by NBC Productions, Universal Television

2016120 min7.3 / 10

A vibrant, energetic musical celebration of dreams, acceptance, and breaking down racial barriers through dance and joy in 1960s Baltimore.

A teenage girl living in Baltimore in the early 1960s dreams of appearing on a popular TV dance show.

Questions people ask

  • Does Hairspray Live! end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 99% of films.

  • Is Hairspray Live! easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 98% of films.

  • Is Hairspray Live! violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Hairspray Live! sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is Hairspray Live! scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

72/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity80

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise56

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love80

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Hairspray Live!

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Hairspray Live!

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Hairspray Live!, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Hairspray Live!, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Hairspray Live!, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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