Common Ground

Common Ground

Directed by Donna Deitch

Produced by Showtime Networks, WinSome Productions

2000105 min5.0 / 10

An intimate three-part anthology exploring LGBTQ+ identity and acceptance across different eras, balancing personal struggle with emotional growth.

This movie contains three short stories dealing with the theme of homosexuality. In "A Friend of Dorothy", a woman joins the Navy during the 1950s and discovers lesbianism. In "Mr. Roberts", a teacher in a 1970s classroom struggles with his closeted gay status. Finally in "Amos and Andy", a father wrestles with his own emotional acceptance of a present day wedding between his son and another man.

Questions people ask

  • Is Common Ground violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Common Ground sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Common Ground easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is Common Ground scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does Common Ground end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

13/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity49

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Common Ground

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Common Ground

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Common Ground, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Common Ground, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Common Ground, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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