Movie

The Watermelon Woman

“Sometimes you have to create your own history.”

★ 6.9(118)19971h 25m

Drama Comedy Romance

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The Watermelon Woman is streaming on MUBI in Japan. Availability checked 23 July 2026.

Where to watch The Watermelon Woman

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Good to know

Director: Cheryl Dunye
Release date: 1997-03-05
Runtime: 1h 25m
Language: English
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Studio: Dancing Girl

The Watermelon Woman — trailer

About The Watermelon Woman

The Watermelon Woman is a 1997 movie in the Drama, Comedy and Romance genres, directed by Cheryl Dunye, starring Cheryl Dunye, Guinevere Turner and Valarie Walker. It has a runtime of 1 hour 25 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.9/10 from 118 viewers. Below you can see where to watch The Watermelon Woman in Japan — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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

Cast

Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl

Guinevere Turner

Diana

Valarie Walker

Tamara

Lisa Marie Bronson

Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards

Cheryl Clarke

June Walker

Irene Dunye

Self

Brian Freeman

Lee Edwards

Ira Jeffries

Shirley Hamilton

Alexandra Juhasz

Martha Page

Camille Paglia

Self

Sarah Schulman

CLIT Archivist

V.S. Brodie

Karaoke Singer

Themes & keywords

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