Hairspray Live!

Hairspray Live!

You can't stop the beat!

PG-13 2016 · 120 min · ★ 7.3 · Romance, Comedy, Drama, TV Movie, Music

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

Directed by Kenny Leon

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