If you loved My Old Ass, try The Watermelon Woman

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. The Watermelon Woman has roughly 4.1× fewer votes than My Old Ass — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theyboth carry the tender mood tag, and they sit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to My Old Ass, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Watermelon Woman is

Film about black identity has a witty tone. A young black lesbian filmmaker researches a 1930s actress. It mildly succeeds at being quirky.

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