We Love You, Sally Carmichael!

We Love You, Sally Carmichael!

Mormon. Merman. Movie Star. What a Mess.

Directed by Christopher Gorham

Produced by Purdie Distribution, Flinch Films

201783 min5.9 / 10

A lighthearted romantic comedy about a cynical male author hiding behind a female pseudonym who must confront his secret identity and learn to embrace vulnerability when forced into the spotlight.

Readers across the world are in love with author Sally Carmichael's series of romance novels that chronicle the epic love story between a human girl and a merman. But no one knows that Sally Carmichael is really Simon Hayes, a bitter, serious novelist - and Simon would like to keep it that way. When he is forced to meet a movie star about the movie adaptation, his life of anonymity starts to crumble.

Questions people ask

  • Is We Love You, Sally Carmichael! violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is We Love You, Sally Carmichael! easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Does We Love You, Sally Carmichael! end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is We Love You, Sally Carmichael! sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is We Love You, Sally Carmichael! scary? 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.

29/ 100

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Rarity46

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Surprise24

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Love20

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