# If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025)

> A therapist trapped between her daughter’s mysterious illness, marital abandonment, and mounting personal crises spirals through an intensely claustrophobic maternal breakdown.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1146984

## Facts

- Runtime: 113 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Mary Bronstein
- Cast: Rose Byrne, Conan O'Brien, A$AP Rocky, Danielle Macdonald, Delaney Quinn, Mary Bronstein, Ivy Wolk, Mark Stolzenberg
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18382850/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: visceral, claustrophobic, distressing, intense arthouse viewing, women-centered film night

## Synopsis

A woman's life spirals as she juggles a sick child and an absent husband, seeking solace in therapy.

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