Imitation of Life (1959)
Fannie Hurst's best selling novel of today's tormented generation!
★ 7.4 / 10 · 331 votes on TMDB
Directed by Douglas Sirk
What it's about
In 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.
Watch it when you're feeling…
Cast
Lana Turner
Lora Meredith
John Gavin
Steve Archer
Sandra Dee
Susie (16)
Susan Kohner
Sarah Jane (18)
Robert Alda
Allen Loomis
Dan O'Herlihy
David Edwards
Juanita Moore
Annie Johnson
Karin Dicker
Sarah Jane (8)
Terry Burnham
Susie (6)
John Vivyan
Young Man
More like Imitation of Life
Purple Hearts
2022 · ★ 8.0
Mansfield Park
1999 · ★ 6.7
Save the Last Dance
2001 · ★ 6.6
Moonlight Mile
2002 · ★ 6.3
Departure
2016 · ★ 6.3
Love Everlasting
2016 · ★ 7.4
Breathe
2017 · ★ 7.4
Possession
2002 · ★ 6.0
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between
2022 · ★ 6.1
Titanic
1953 · ★ 6.6
The Last Station
2009 · ★ 6.4
Blind
2017 · ★ 6.1
Not quite the vibe?
Pick a mood →