Dumplin'

In the movie Dumplin', a Texas teenager named Willowdean "Will" Dickson, who has been criticized for her weight by her beauty queen mother, decides to enter a local pageant run by her mother as an act of protest. Despite facing opposition from her mother and feeling self-conscious about her appearance, Will perseveres and finds support from her friends and a drag queen mentor. Through her journey, Will learns to embrace herself and find confidence in who she is, ultimately inspiring others to do the same. The movie features themes of self-acceptance, friendship, and family reconciliation, set against the backdrop of a small Texas town.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Dumplin' include The King of Staten Island, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Another Round, Something from Tiffany's, The Edge of Seventeen, The Holdovers.