A struggling actor's witty gender-bending role leads to unexpected romance and satirical self-discovery.
Romantic and feel-good, with dry wit. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
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For a PG, this one goes further: some innuendo or implied sex. Beyond that, mild language and nothing scary.
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When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego—Dorothy Michaels—in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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