Films like Imitation of Life
A struggling widow and her daughter take in a black housekeeper and her fair-skinned daughter. The two women start a successful business but face familial, identity, and racial issues along the way.
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Imitation of Life
Film · 1959 · also drama and romanceIn 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.
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My Brilliant Career
Film · 1979 · also drama and romanceA young woman who is determined to maintain her independence finds herself at odds with her family who wants her to tame her wild side and get married.
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An Autumn Romance
Film · 2021 · also drama and romanceWhen librarian Taylor Harris suddenly loses her job, she decides to visit her brother in a small town in Montana. There, she gets involved in the fight to help save her b...
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Really Love
Film · 2020 · also drama and romanceA rising black painter tries to break into a competitive art world while balancing an unexpected romance with an ambitious law student.
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The Secret: Dare to Dream
Film · 2020 · also drama and romanceA widow with three children hires a handyman to fix her house during a major storm. When not doing home repairs, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the...
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Mr. Turner
Film · 2014 · also dramaEccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper bears an...
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Not Easily Broken
Film · 2009 · also drama and romanceA car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.
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The Lost Husband
Film · 2020 · also drama and romanceTrying to put her life back together after the death of her husband, Libby and her children move to her estranged Aunt's goat farm in central Texas.
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Nine Lives
Film · 2005 · also drama and romanceCaptives of the very relationships that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the travails and disappointments of life.
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The Man from Elysian Fields
Film · 2001 · also drama and romanceA failed novelist's inability to pay the bills strains relations with his wife and leads him to work at an escort service, where he becomes entwined with a wealthy woman...
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