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Losing Isaiah

1995Movie1 h 46 minR

56

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56

DecentGoodWatch score

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Summary

Khaila Richards, a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he is missing.

Good for

Teens
Thought-provoking
Adults

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Makes you care deeply.
Feels like real life.
Breaks your heart.
Hits close to home.
Weighs on you.

Not for laughs, warmth or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+23)
Critics 46Audiences 69GoodWatch 57
Tomatometer46%
Audience score73%
IMDb6.4
Box office
45%of its budget back
Budget
$17 M
Worldwide
$8 M
Worldwide it made back $8 M of the $17 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 46 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109106
Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 73 more
Released
1995
March 17, 1995
31 years ago
Genre
Drama
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceModerate
Gore, disturbing imagesMild
Frightening scenesMild
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesStrong
Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchTeensThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 49
Directing · 1
Stephen Gyllenhaal Director
Writing · 2
Naomi Foner Screenplay, Producer
Seth Margolis Novel
Production · 4
Hawk Koch Producer
Aleta Chappelle Casting
Kimberly Brent Associate Producer
Sharon Owyang Associate Producer
Camera · 1
Andrzej Bartkowiak Director of Photography
Editing · 1
Harvey Rosenstock Editor
Sound · 1
Mark Isham Original Music Composer
Art · 3
Jeannine Oppewall Production Design
William Arnold Art Direction
Jay Hart Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
Mary Malin Costume Design

Tropes

Mama Bearin 2,528 titlesMargaret Lewin: Any animal can give birth. That doesn't make it a mother.Shout-Outin 17,870 titlesWhen Khaila's lawyer interrogates Margaret if any of the dolls Isaiah plays with are black, She responds "Yes, and some of them are green and some of them are orange..."All 19 tropes

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