Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- intimate
- serious
- poignant
- thoughtful evening viewing
- lgbtq+ cinema night
What critics said
Critics generally found the anthology emotionally sincere and culturally significant, though uneven across its three segments.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Three segments use the same house as their connecting setting while changing occupants and spanning nearly four decades.
Each segment addresses women’s romantic and sexual relationships with women, making lesbianism the film’s central subject.
The film combines women-centered authorship and storytelling with changing cultural contexts surrounding lesbian identity.
The segments span nearly 40 years, allowing lesbian relationships to be viewed across shifting social conditions.
Films like If These Walls Could Talk 2, and why
Carol
shared lesbian romance, feminist themes, intimate relationship drama, and emotionally direct storytelling
The Children's Hour
shared lesbian relationship focus, period social constraints, and poignant romantic drama
If These Walls Could Talk
shared multi-segment structure, queer themes, and reflective relationship-centered drama
Desert Hearts
shared lgbtq+ romance, women-centered perspective, and historical social pressures
Movie Details
- Directors
- Martha Coolidge, Jane Anderson, Anne Heche
- Release Date
- 2000-03-05
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (122)
Cast
- Vanessa Redgrave
- Michelle Williams
- Ellen DeGeneres
- Chloë Sevigny
- Marian Seldes
- Paul Giamatti
- Elizabeth Perkins
- Nia Long
- Natasha Lyonne
- Heather McComb
Common questions
- What is If These Walls Could Talk 2 about?
- Three women-centered stories share one house as lesbian love, identity, and social change unfold across four decades.
- What is If These Walls Could Talk 2 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of If These Walls Could Talk 2 as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is If These Walls Could Talk 2 violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in If These Walls Could Talk 2.
- What did critics think of If These Walls Could Talk 2?
- Critics generally found the anthology emotionally sincere and culturally significant, though uneven across its three segments.
- Which films are like If These Walls Could Talk 2?
- Films with a similar feel include Carol, The Children's Hour, If These Walls Could Talk, and Desert Hearts.
- How long is If These Walls Could Talk 2?
- If These Walls Could Talk 2 runs 96 minutes.
