Imitation of Life (1959)
"Fannie Hurst's best selling novel of today's tormented generation!"
ThumbScore
👍 85%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 84%
(RT: 82%, MC: 87) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Lana Turner as Lora Meredith
Sandra Dee as Susie (16)
Susan Kohner as Sarah Jane (18)
Robert Alda as Allen Loomis
Juanita Moore as Annie Johnson
Karin Dicker as Sarah Jane (8)
Is Imitation of Life good?
Yes. 85% audience score, estimated from 331 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 84%.
Overview
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. Wikipedia ↗
