Hairspray vs Sing Street
Sing Street has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.7/10 for Hairspray). Sing Street is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 1h 57m. Hairspray is the older of the two (2007 against 2016). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hairspray
Sing Street| Hairspray | Sing Street | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 57m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Adam Shankman | John Carney |
| Main cast | James Marsden, Christopher Walken, Queen Latifah, Michelle Pfeiffer, John Travolta | Aidan Gillen, Mark McKenna, Lucy Boynton, Jack Reynor, Maria Doyle Kennedy |
Synopsis
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.
Sing Street
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
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