Overview
A poignant tale of love that defies societal norms and legal barriers.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- restrained
- sincere
- melancholic
- historical film night
- thoughtful date night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's restrained direction, emotional authenticity, and central performances in presenting the Lovings' legal and personal struggle.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Richard and Mildred's desire to build a home and raise their children drives the conflict with Virginia law.
The film emphasizes the Lovings' marriage, home, and family rather than reducing their relationship to a courtroom symbol.
Richard and Mildred are portrayed as taciturn people whose commitment emerges through understated domestic scenes.
The plot follows the Lovings' challenge to Virginia's anti-miscegenation laws and its constitutional consequences.
Films like Loving, and why
A United Kingdom
historical interracial romance confronting institutional racism with restrained performances and emotional realism
Loving Story
true-story civil rights drama centered on marriage, legal discrimination, and quiet personal resistance
The Great Debaters
measured biographical drama about ordinary people challenging entrenched racial injustice
Movie Details
- Director
- Jeff Nichols
- Release Date
- 2016-11-04
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (982)
Cast
- Joel Edgerton
- Ruth Negga
- Michael Shannon
- Marton Csokas
- Nick Kroll
- Bill Camp
- Sharon Blackwood
- Alano Miller
- Terri Abney
- David Jensen
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- History Vault, Starz Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Loving about?
- A quietly powerful true story of a Virginia couple whose determination to live as a family challenges a state’s racist marriage laws.
- What is Loving like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Loving as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Loving violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Loving as mild.
- What did critics think of Loving?
- Critics broadly praised the film's restrained direction, emotional authenticity, and central performances in presenting the Lovings' legal and personal struggle.
- Which films are like Loving?
- Films with a similar feel include A United Kingdom, Loving Story, and The Great Debaters.
- How long is Loving?
- Loving runs 123 minutes.
- Where can I watch Loving?
- In United States, Loving streams on History Vault, Starz Apple TV channel.
