A struggling widow and her daughter take in a black housekeeper and her fair-skinned daughter. The two women start a successful business but face familial, identity, and racial issues along the way.
Imitation of Life has generally received very positive reviews.
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Imitation of Life was released in 1934 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 122 reviews, giving Imitation of Life (1934) an average rating of 75%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 91%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 83%.
With a score of 75%, Imitation of Life is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1934, which stands at 59%.
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