Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- harrowing
- intimate
- serious movie night
- social issue drama viewing
What critics said
Critics generally find the film topical and emotionally earnest, but several regard its suspense as limited and its social-issue drama as melodramatic.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Spider and Jessie hide their mother's body because they fear separation by the foster system.
The sisters' central fear is that child protective services will separate them after their mother's overdose.
The sisters' initial lie creates the film's escalating dilemma about how far they will go to remain together.
Their mother's fatal overdose drives the sisters' crisis and shapes the surrounding social conflict.
Films like What We Hide, and why
Winter's Bone
shared coming-of-age drama, rural hardship, family crisis, and suspense around vulnerable young protagonists
The Lie
shared psychological thriller tension, concealed wrongdoing, and escalating moral pressure within a family
The Florida Project
shared child endangerment themes, social realism, and desperate efforts to protect family from authorities
Movie Details
- Director
- Daniel Kay
- Release Date
- 2025-08-08
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (41)
Cast
- Mckenna Grace
- Jojo Regina
- Jesse Williams
- Dacre Montgomery
- Forrest Goodluck
- Tamara Austin
- Fernanda Andrade
- Lily Jane
- Malia Baker
- Preston Kameka
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 What We Hide about?
- Two sisters conceal their mother's overdose death to avoid foster-care separation, turning family loyalty into a dangerous psychological mystery.
- What is What We Hide like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of What We Hide as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is What We Hide violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in What We Hide as mild.
- What did critics think of What We Hide?
- Critics generally find the film topical and emotionally earnest, but several regard its suspense as limited and its social-issue drama as melodramatic.
- Which films are like What We Hide?
- Films with a similar feel include Winter's Bone, The Lie, and The Florida Project.
- How long is What We Hide?
- What We Hide runs 102 minutes.
- Where can I watch What We Hide?
- In United States, What We Hide streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
