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Hairspray (1988) This movie has two or more women who talk to each other about something other than a man! This movie has two or more women who talk to each other about something other than a man!

Hairspray has a Bechdel rating of 3/3. That means this movie has two women in it who talk to one another -- about something other than a man!

Imdb Rating

6.9 / 10

Rotten Tomatoes User Meter

80 / 100

Runtime

92 minutes

Parental Rating

PG

Genre

Comedy Music

Romance Musical

Drama Family

Plot

A 'pleasantly plump' teenager teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.

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