6 Best Beauty Salon and Hairdresser Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 18, 2026

The salon chair has always been a place for gossip, comfort and the odd bit of wisdom. Hairspray follows a plus-sized teenager fighting for a spot on a TV dance show, Beauty Shop sees a stylist opening her own struggling salon, and Steel Magnolias is the all-time salon tearjerker. Barbershop and its Next Cut sequel, plus Shampoo, complete the six.

Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)

TMDB ★ 6.0

The barbershop community comes together to fight rising violence in their South Side Chicago neighbourhood.

Directed by Malcolm D. Lee · 1h 51m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Hairspray (2007)

IMDb ★ 6.7 RT 92% Metacritic 81

A big-hearted teenager fights to integrate a local dance show in 1960s Baltimore.

Directed by Adam Shankman · 1h 56m · Rated PG

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award21 wins & 45 nominations total

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Beauty Shop (2005)

TMDB ★ 5.5

A talented stylist opens her own struggling salon after leaving a prestigious, difficult workplace.

Directed by Bille Woodruff · 1h 45m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Barbershop (2002)

TMDB ★ 6.2

A struggling barbershop owner considers selling to a loan shark before realising what the shop means to his community.

Directed by Tim Story · 1h 42m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Steel Magnolias (1989)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A group of Southern women support each other through a daughter's declining health.

Directed by Herbert Ross · 1h 57m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Paramount Plus Essential, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Shampoo (1975)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A womanising Beverly Hills hairdresser juggles multiple relationships over one chaotic Election Day.

Directed by Hal Ashby · 1h 50m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Beauty Salon and Hairdresser Movies

Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)

Hairspray (2007)

Beauty Shop (2005)

Barbershop (2002)

Steel Magnolias (1989)

Shampoo (1975)

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