A Sad and Beautiful World vs Hairspray
A Sad and Beautiful World has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.7/10 for Hairspray). A Sad and Beautiful World is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 1h 57m. Hairspray is the older of the two (2007 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Sad and Beautiful World
Hairspray| A Sad and Beautiful World | Hairspray | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2007 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 1h 57m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | Lebanon | – |
| Director | Cyril Aris | Adam Shankman |
| Main cast | Camille Salameh, Julia Kassar, Mounia Akl, Hasan Akil, Tino Karam | James Marsden, Christopher Walken, Queen Latifah, Michelle Pfeiffer, John Travolta |
Synopsis
A Sad and Beautiful World
In this sweeping love story that spans three decades of passion, heartbreak, and hope, Nino and Yasmina find themselves drawn together by a magnetic relationship. As they face an impossible choice between love and survival, they must decide if they want to build a family and chart a path to happiness in Lebanon, despite the tragedies ravaging the country.
Hairspray
Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore's most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show - and lands a prime spot. Through her newfound fame, she becomes determined to help her friends and end the racial segregation that has been a staple of the show.
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