The read
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 93% of the 2,359 2000s comedy movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Metacritic81/100
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
2,674 audience votes
Key crew
- Leslie DixonScreenplay
- Adam ShankmanDirector
- Marc ShaimanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Nikki BlonskyTracy Turnblad
- John TravoltaEdna Turnblad
- Michelle PfeifferVelma Von Tussle
- Christopher WalkenWilbur Turnblad
- Amanda BynesPenny Pingleton
- James MarsdenCorny Collins
- Queen LatifahMotormouth Maybelle
- Brittany SnowAmber Von Tussle
- Zac EfronLink Larkin
- Elijah KelleySeaweed
- Allison JanneyPrudy Pringleton
- Tayla ParxLittle Inez
Stills
Movies like Hairspray
Shows like Hairspray
Themes
dancedreamsbaltimore, usarace politicsmusicalbased on play or musicalequalityschool partyintegrationoverweight womanremaketeen movie
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