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The Watermelon Woman

The Watermelon Woman

1997151h 25m
DramaComedyRomance
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A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.

IMDb
7.1 /10
5,241 reviews
Letterboxd
4.1 /5
117,507 reviews
TMDB
69%
125 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes
92%56%
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Metacritic
746.4
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Bechdel Test
3 of 3 criteria

Director

Cheryl Dunye

Cast

Cheryl DunyeGuinevere Turner
Cheryl DunyeGuinevere TurnerValarie WalkerLisa Marie Bronson

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Rio Cinema1 showing
Rio Cinema1 showing

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Wednesday, 9 September 2026in 4 days

20:30
Rio Cinema
Margeaux Labat presents THE WATERMELON WOMAN
Screen 1
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