The Watermelon Woman

The Watermelon Woman

19961h 25mComedy, Drama, RomancemovieIMDb 7.1/10

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

132Countries streaming
7.1/10IMDb rating

Streaming in 132 countries

Last updated: November 7, 2026
AndorraUnited Arab EmiratesAntigua & BarbudaAlbaniaAngolaArgentinaAustriaAustraliaBosnia & HerzegovinaBarbados+122Belgium, Burkina Faso, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Bolivia, Brazil, Belarus, Belize, Congo - Kinshasa, Switzerland, Côte d’Ivoire, Chile, Cameroon, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Algeria, Ecuador, Estonia, Egypt, Spain, Finland, Fiji, France, United Kingdom, French Guiana, Guernsey, Ghana, Gibraltar, Equatorial Guinea, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Hong Kong SAR China, Honduras, Croatia, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, India, Iraq, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, South Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, St. Lucia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, Madagascar, North Macedonia, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Malawi, Mexico, Malaysia, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Oman, Panama, Peru, French Polynesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Palestinian Territories, Portugal, Paraguay, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Senegal, El Salvador, Chad, Thailand, Tunisia, Türkiye, Trinidad & Tobago, Taiwan, Tanzania, Ukraine, Uganda, Uruguay, Vatican City, Venezuela, Yemen, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Where to watch in United States

Where else it's streaming

  • MUBI

    Available in
    132 countries

    +128
  • MUBI Amazon Channel

    Available in
    29 countries

    +25
  • IFFR Unleashed

    Available in
    1 country

Details

Director
Cheryl Dunye
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release year
1996
Runtime
1h 25m
Type
Movie
Production
United States

Availability in United States

  1. Added to KanopyMar 17, 2021

Data updated Nov 7, 2026

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