Losing Ground

Losing Ground

Directed by Kathleen Collins

Produced by Milestone Film & Video

198286 min6.2 / 10

A character-driven study of marital friction between two artists with incompatible temperaments, balancing comedy and melancholy across a summer of reckoning.

Sara, a cold college professor, and her husband, an ecstatic painter, spend a summer away from the city, straining their rocky relationship.

Questions people ask

  • Is Losing Ground violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

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

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

  • Does Losing Ground end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Losing Ground easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

38/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity78

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise18

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Losing Ground

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Losing Ground

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Losing Ground, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Losing Ground, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Losing Ground, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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