Positive Movies for Plus-Size Women

Hubby loses fat wife to a man who loves her curves, and encourages to exercise and eat healthy to lover herself not just to lose weight.

Fat teen girl gets the hot boy and wows everyone. The wonderful campy original.







My favorite John Waters movie. I laugh every time I watch it. Funny, trashy, and very campy!

Like Chicago and Dreamgirls before it, the movie version of the musical Hairspray falls a little flat on screen. It is missing the energy of a live performance, and doesn't flow as well or as cohesively on the big screen. The original movie had a more in depth plot, and character arc.

It is a fun romp to watch, and the songs are catchy but you come away not really knowing or caring about the outcomes of the characters.

In their small roles, James Marsden and Michelle Pfeiffer did a great job of playing up their 2-D characters adding some of the camp that movie lacked (and would have benefited from).

A word of advice, watch the DVD with the subtitles on to catch the jokes in the lyrics of the songs.

I love Queen Latifah. This movie was a cute, sweet, little film made good by Latifah's personality. Definitely a flick you'd watch with a big plate of comfort food while wearing your pajamas.

Through it all, the big girl gets the guy!

This is the first time I saw America Ferrera and fell in love with her. I hoped that she would become a big star, and with the success of Ugly Betty it looks like she's on her way.

M'onique's heavy-handed message about accepting yourself despite your weight makes for a pleasant yet predictable movie.