If These Walls Could Talk

If These Walls Could Talk

Changing times, intimate decisions, and the four walls that hold their secrets.

Directed by Nancy Savoca, Cher

Produced by HBO Films, Moving Pictures

199697 min6.7 / 10

A sobering, intimate three-part portrait of women navigating unplanned pregnancies across decades, grounded in the specific historical and personal constraints each era imposes.

A powerful, intimate portrait of three women living in the same house during different eras who all face unplanned pregnancies. The vignettes follow a recently widowed nurse struggling to take control of her life in the early 50s, a mother of four balancing raising a family and maintaining a career in the 70s, and a student making a difficult decision with the help of one woman that will change the course of both their lives in the 90s.

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  • Is If These Walls Could Talk sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is If These Walls Could Talk violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does If These Walls Could Talk end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is If These Walls Could Talk scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is If These Walls Could Talk easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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