Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- awkward
- sincere
- lazy sunday
- coming of age double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Natalia Dyer's charming lead performance and Karen Maine's sensitive, concise handling of adolescent sexuality and Catholic repression.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Alice's masturbation and sexual curiosity are presented with comic embarrassment and empathy while she fears religious punishment.
Alice's Catholic upbringing and interactions with Father Murphy make eternal damnation central to her struggle with desire.
An AOL chat initiates Alice's sexual confusion and anchors the story in early-2000s youth culture.
The film balances Alice's mortification over sexual urges with the absurd pressures of Catholic morality and youth retreat culture.
Films like Yes, God, Yes, and why
The Edge of Seventeen
shared female coming-of-age perspective, sexual awakening, and warm comedic sensitivity
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
shared teenage self-discovery, frank sexuality, and witty embarrassment
Saved!
shared religious repression, adolescent desire, and offbeat dramedy tone
Eighth Grade
shared intimate teenage perspective, awkward humor, and emerging sexual identity
Movie Details
- Director
- Karen Maine
- Release Date
- 2020-07-24
- Runtime
- 78 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (618)
Cast
- Natalia Dyer
- Timothy Simons
- Wolfgang Novogratz
- Francesca Reale
- Susan Blackwell
- Parker Wierling
- Alisha Boe
- Donna Lynne Champlin
- Allison Shrum
- Matt Lewis
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Yes, God, Yes about?
- A Catholic teenager's accidental brush with online sexuality becomes a funny, tender reckoning with desire, shame, and faith.
- What is Yes, God, Yes like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Yes, God, Yes as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Yes, God, Yes violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Yes, God, Yes.
- What did critics think of Yes, God, Yes?
- Critics broadly praised Natalia Dyer's charming lead performance and Karen Maine's sensitive, concise handling of adolescent sexuality and Catholic repression.
- Which films are like Yes, God, Yes?
- Films with a similar feel include The Edge of Seventeen, The Diary of a Teenage Girl, Saved!, and Eighth Grade.
- How long is Yes, God, Yes?
- Yes, God, Yes runs 78 minutes.
- Where can I watch Yes, God, Yes?
- In United States, Yes, God, Yes streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
