My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To

My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To

Directed by Jonathan Cuartas

Produced by Dualist, Film Exchange

202089 min5.9 / 10

A dark, intimate family tragedy centered on siblings forced into moral compromise to sustain their dying brother's supernatural affliction.

Dwight and his sister Jessie reach a crossroads over what to do about their little brother Thomas, a sickly child with a mysterious affliction.

Questions people ask

  • Is My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Does My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

  • Is My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% 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.

37/ 100

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Rarity86

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Surprise20

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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