Best movies like Losing Ground
Last updated March 2024
Looking for movies similar to Losing Ground? Offer your knowledge to direct others to tv series and films you've viewed previously that they might also like. Promote expanding the assembly of people introducing videos to each other. We appreciate your engagement!
Plot Summary:
A comedy-drama about a Black American female philosophy professor and her insensitive, philandering, and flamboyant artist husband who are having a marital crisis. When the wife goes off on an almost unbelievable journey to find "ecstasy", her husband is forced to see her in a different light.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 828
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: independent film, black cinema
Best tv shows and movies like Losing Ground (1982):
Similar in 79%
Cronies (2015)
Plot Summary:
Twenty-two-year-old Louis doesn't know whether his childhood friendship with Jack will last beyond today.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 111
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 89%
Before/During/After (2020)
Plot Summary:
This sharp-witted dramedy studies a middle-aged NYC theatre actress suddenly forced to figure out the kind of person she wants to portray in real life when her marriage comes to an end after she catches her husband cheating.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 444
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 87%
Paint (2023)
Plot Summary:
Carl Nargle, Vermont’s #1 public television painter, is convinced he has it all: a signature perm, custom van, and fans hanging on his every stroke… until a younger, better artist steals everything (and everyone) Carl loves.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 89%
Little Boxes (2016)
Plot Summary:
It's the summer before 6th grade, and Clark is the new-in-town biracial kid in a sea of white. Discovering that to be cool he needs to act 'more black,' he fumbles to meet expectations, while his urban intellectual parents Mack and Gina also strive to adjust to small-town living. Equipped for the many inherent challenges of New York, the tight-knit family are ill prepared for the drastically different set of obstacles that their new community presents, and soon find themselves struggling to understand themselves and each other in this new suburban context.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: independent film
Similar in 78%
Gone Are the Days! (1963)
Plot Summary:
A young, idealistic man returns home to the plantation where he grew up in servitude. With him, he brings his fiance, Lutiebelle, in hopes of convincing the plantation owner that she is really his cousin in order to secure the family inheritance. To aid in the comic complications that follow are his family members Missy and Gitlow, and the plantation owners endearing (but ineffectual) son Charlie.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 207
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: independent film
Similar in 86%
Landscape with a Woman (1989)
Plot Summary:
A ranger whose passion is nude painting comes to work in a remote Bosnian village. He asks the local women to pose naked for him. They are shy at first, but they eventually agree to do so. This makes their husbands furious, who think that the ranger is sleeping with their wives.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 112
Genere: Drama
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 78%
Grandma's House (2016)
Plot Summary:
Based upon the true story of Kimberley T. Zulkowski's Grandmother, Margie Ree Harris. "Grandma's House" gives a compelling insight into how the Executive Producer's life changed when she moved into her Grandmother's home, and their generations became one under the same roof. Chock-full of passion, Faith, and Family, the Film demonstrates the trials and tribulations she faced living with a Grandparent who stood as an inner-city Matriarch and Pillar of Strength to selflessly serve her Family, and surrounding community.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 238
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 83%
My Masterpiece (2018)
Plot Summary:
Arturo (Guillermo Francella), a successful and gallant owner of an art gallery, and Renzo (Luis Brandoni), a talented but decadent painter, are united by an old friendship. However, they do not coincide in many of their ideals and cause endless discussions between them. The only thing that seems to keep Renzo afloat is his only student Alex (Raúl Arévalo), a young man with aspirations to be an artist. One day Arturo will be associated with Dudú (Andrea Frigerio), in order to overcome the career of his friend. But the idea they plan is more crazy and risky than they expected.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, sincere, captivating, neo screwball comedy
Similar in 89%
I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009)
Plot Summary:
When Madea catches sixteen-year-old Jennifer and her two younger brothers looting her home, she decides to take matters into her own hands and delivers the young delinquents to the only relative they have: their aunt April. A heavy-drinking nightclub singer who lives off of Raymond, her married boyfriend, April wants nothing to do with the kids.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, uplifting, sad, black comedy, crying, black cinema
Similar in 89%
Claudine (1974)
Plot Summary:
Diahann Carroll was nominated for both an Oscar and a Golden Globe award for her gripping portrayal as the indomitable Claudine in this heartwarming comedy. While struggling to support herself and her six children in Harlem by working as a maid for a wealthy family, Claudine (Carroll) meets a charming garbage man, Roop (James Earl Jones). But although Roop is smitten with the lovely single mother, his own life trials make him slow to respond to her invitation to a lifetime of love. The touching story of Claudine will inspire smiles and tears in viewers of all ages.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: black comedy, grim, sincere, uplifting, touching, serious, realistic, independent film, black cinema
Similar in 78%
Girl 6 (1996)
Plot Summary:
Girl 6 is a 1996 American film by director Spike Lee about a phone sex operator. Theresa Randle played the title character, and playwright Suzan-Lori Parks wrote the screenplay. The soundtrack is composed entirely of songs written by Prince. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. Directors Quentin Tarantino and Ron Silver make cameo appearances as film directors at a pair of interesting auditions.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: sexy, surreal, talky, melancholic, humorous, sexual, absurd, touching, sex comedy, black comedy
Similar in 80%
The Watermelon Woman (1996)
Plot Summary:
Cheryl, a young black lesbian, works a day job in a video store while trying to make a film about a black actress from the 1930s known for playing the stereotypical "mammy" roles relegated to black actresses during that period. This was the first feature film directed by a black lesbian.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious, queer cinema, masterpiece, black cinema, fake documentary
Similar in 77%
Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)
Plot Summary:
It’s been more than 10 years since our last appointment at Calvin’s Barbershop. Calvin and his longtime crew, including Eddie, are still there, but the shop has undergone some major changes. Most noticeably, our once male-dominated sanctuary is now co-ed. The ladies bring their own flavor, drama and gossip to the shop challenging the fellas at every turn. Despite the good times and camaraderie within the shop, the surrounding community has taken a turn for the worse, forcing Calvin and our crew to come together to not only save the shop, but their neighborhood.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: sincere, semi serious, inspirational, feel good, captivating, funny, black comedy, hilarious, comedy drama
Similar in 76%
Dear White People (2014)
Plot Summary:
Four black students attend an Ivy League college where a riot breaks out over an “African American” themed party thrown by white students. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, the film explores racial identity in 'post-racial' America while weaving a story about forging one's unique path in the world.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: witty, melancholic, stylized, realistic, humorous, semi serious, controversial, inspirational, multicultural, funny
Similar in 82%
Junebug (2005)
Plot Summary:
On the way to meet with an independent artist in the South, newlywed art dealer Madeleine is convinced by her husband, George, that they should stop to meet his family in North Carolina. Madeleine's affluent lifestyle clashes with the family, but she befriends George's wide-eyed and pregnant sister-in-law, Ashley, who is nearing her due date. Through the family, Madeleine gains greater insight into George's character.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: humorous, independent film, emotional, sentimental, semi serious, realistic, comedy drama, romantic, depressing, romantic comedy
Similar in 88%
Unexpected (2015)
Plot Summary:
An inner-city high school teacher discovers she is pregnant at the same time as one of her most promising students and the two develop an unlikely friendship while struggling to navigate their unexpected pregnancies.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, realistic, semi serious, feel good, independent film, humorous, captivating
Similar in 79%
Kingdom Come (2001)
Plot Summary:
When her husband keels over from a stroke, Raynelle Slocumb calls the entire clan together to remember their dearly departed. Family tensions reach a comedic boil as the wildly dysfunctional Slocumbs squabble and fight their way to the funeral.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, light, intense, sentimental, family saga, black comedy, offbeat, feel good, realistic
Similar in 75%
The Best Man Holiday (2013)
Plot Summary:
When college friends reunite after 15 years over the Christmas holidays, they discover just how easy it is for long-forgotten rivalries and romances to be reignited.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, feel good, realistic, humorous, light, spiritual, sad, tear jerker, christmas special
Similar in 80%
Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)
Plot Summary:
The continuing adventures of the barbers at Calvin's Barbershop. Gina, a stylist at the beauty shop next door, is now trying to cut in on his buisness. Calvin is again struggling to keep his father's shop and traditions alive--this time against urban developers looking to replace mom & pop establishments with name-brand chains. The world changes, but some things never go out of style--from current events and politics to relationships and love, you can still say anything you want at the barbershop.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, feel good, hilarious, black comedy, hood, realistic, semi serious, sentimental, parody
Similar in 81%
School Daze (1988)
Plot Summary:
In the South of the United States are taking place confrontations between two groups of students who have different ideas and are not able to accept the one of the oponent.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: hood, cult classic, black comedy, social, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, biting, light
Similar in 80%
Crooklyn (1994)
Plot Summary:
From Spike Lee comes this vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school-teacher, her stubborn jazz-musician husband and their five kids living in '70s Brooklyn.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: humorous, sentimental, touching, light, melancholic, talky, stylized, hood, semi serious, sad
Similar in 82%
The Players Club (1998)
Plot Summary:
Young single mother Diana struggles to provide for her child and pay for her college education. She ends up working at a shoe store, but meets two strippers from a nearby gentlemen's club who convince her there's fast money to be made stripping. At the Players Club, however, Diana faces danger and heartbreak.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: hood, intense, realistic, humorous, witty, semi serious, black comedy, light, sexy, bad ending
Similar in 89%
The Inkwell (1994)
Plot Summary:
The Inkwell is about a 16-year-old boy coming of age on Martha's Vineyard in the summer of 1976.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, sex comedy, black comedy, independent film, sentimental, feel good, realistic, semi serious, sexy
Similar in 79%
Cooley High (1975)
Plot Summary:
In the mid-1960s, a group of high school friends who live on the Near North Side of Chicago enjoy life to the fullest...parties, hanging out, meeting new friends. Then life changes for two of the guys when they meet a pair of career criminals and get falsely arrested in connection with stealing a Cadillac. We follow their lives through the end of high school and the dramatic end to their school.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: hood, black comedy, funny, entertaining, cult classic, sentimental, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious
Similar in 89%
Watermelon Man (1970)
Plot Summary:
Jeff Gerber, an insurance agent, lives in a typical suburban neighborhood. He is also both racist and a fitness freak. But Jeff's bigoted world of taunting and harassing black people on and off the job is turned upside down when his skin inexplicably turns dark overnight. As Jeff tries to come to terms with this unexplained phenomenon that has befallen him, he soon becomes the victim himself when all of his friends and neighbors suddenly shun and harass him. This puts a strain on his marriage and loyal wife Althea, who begins to crack under the pressure. When all medical attempts to change his skin back to his former color fail, Jeff accepts that Kharma has caught up with him. Jeff tries to see the light of being a persecuted black man in this cruel and segregated world with the help of some of some new black friends, some of whom were people he, as a white man, taunted and harassed.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: surreal, cult classic, humorous, disturbing, biting, black comedy, funny, light, political, social
Similar in 80%
The Best Man (1999)
Plot Summary:
Harper, a writer who's about to explode into the mainstream leaves behind his girlfriend Robin and heads to New York City to serve as best man for his friend Lance's wedding. Once there, he reunites with the rest of his college circle.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: romantic, clever, romantic comedy, light, black comedy, hood, sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous
Similar in 81%
The Brothers (2001)
Plot Summary:
This is the story of four African-American "yuppies" (a banker, a doctor, a lawyer, and a "playboy") who call themselves "The Brothers". When the playboy gets engaged, the other three friends find themselves having to come to terms with their own issues of commitment and honesty.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: romantic, light, melancholic, entertaining, stylized, touching, feel good, romantic comedy, talky, captivating
Similar in 80%
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
Plot Summary:
Two girlfriends on a summer holiday in Spain become enamored with the same painter, unaware that his ex-wife, with whom he has a tempestuous relationship, is about to re-enter the picture.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 266000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: romantic, sexy, sexual, philosophical, erotic, artsy, scenic, sentimental, independent film, cerebral
Similar in 75%
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Plot Summary:
Matt and Christina Drayton are a couple whose attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancé who is black.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: emotional, sentimental, touching, intense, compassionate, sincere, semi serious, black and white, clever, realistic
Similar in 85%
Soul Food (1997)
Plot Summary:
Traditional Sunday dinners at Mama Joe's (Irma P. Hall) turn sour when sisters Teri (Vanessa L. Williams), Bird (Nia Long) and Maxine (Vivica A. Fox) start bringing their problems to the dinner table in this ensemble comedy. When tragedy strikes, it's up to grandson Ahmad (Brandon Hammond) to pull the family together and put the soul back into the family's weekly gatherings.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: tear jerker, sentimental, touching, hood, sincere, feel good, humorous, realistic, talky, semi serious