Mike Lane is saving up money to start a furniture business and performs as “Magic Mike” in a strip club at night. When he meets Adam, a young college dropout, and initiates him into this world, the excessive lifestyle of the dancers clashes with Mike’s wish to lead a more normal life.

In case you thought Showgirls and Striptease were the last word on stripping, Soderbergh’s slyly subversive beefcake melodrama peels off another layer. Starring a perfect Channing Tatum, the film reveals the hopes and fears of sensitive male dancers who dare to dream big in Recession-era America.