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Don't Make Me Go

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When single father Max (John Cho) discovers he has a terminal disease, he decides to try and cram all the years of love and support he will miss with his teenage daughter Wally (Mia Isaac) into the time he has left with her. With the promise of long-awaited driving lessons, he convinces Wally to accompany him on a road trip from California to New Orleans for his 20th college reunion, where he secretly hopes to reunite her with her mother who left them long ago. A wholly original and emotional journey, Don't Make Me Go explores the unbreakable, eternal bond between a father and daughter from both sides of the generational divide with heart and humor along for the ride.
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John Cho and Mia Isaac are an appealing pair of leads, but Don't Make Me Go is one road trip movie that follows an overly familiar path.

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Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (LAist) 07/22/2022
John Cho is wonderful, but Mia Isaac is just excellent in this movie. Go to Full Review Sarah-Tai Black Los Angeles Times 07/15/2022
There is a line between narrative comfort and lack of imagination and, unfortunately, “Don’t Make Me Go” too frequently occupies the latter space. Go to Full Review Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com 07/15/2022
3/4
It's easy to take the ride with Max and Wally because of the two performers who bring them to life. Go to Full Review Joseph Tomastik Loud and Clear Reviews 10/06/2024
3/5
I appreciate Don’t Make Me Go for at the very least taking such a big risk ... Even though the whole package doesn’t work, there are still things within it to take away. Go to Full Review Jericho Tadeo MovieWeb 07/12/2024
Don't Make Me Go takes a sharp turn into what feels like drama for the sake of drama. Go to Full Review Joonatan Itkonen Region Free 07/03/2024
1/5
Don’t Make Me Go doesn’t just follow the guidebook on how these types of films are made, it adamantly refuses to make even the slightest detour from the established formula. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Kat C @WanderingKat 1d While the movie isn’t perfect, the parent-child relationship is wonderfully realistic and the twist made the movie one that stayed with me. See more Stephen C @bob25009 May 27 This movie sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Kyle M 08/30/2024 Familiar route with distinctive heartened, feel-good sights and empathetically attempted heft till it unexpectedly gone into a subversive direction, this filmic road trip is formulaically fueled and well-stirred by the pair’s performatively bonded charisma. (B) See more 05/21/2024 The movie had mad potential, but all the kids these days seem to suck, and the kid in this story is no exception. With better writing, and some better direction in her acting the movie might actually be one of the greats. The good parts feel rushed, and the whole movie feels like so much wasted potential. I am rating the movie lower than I think it deserves to knock the audience score down a little, it's a mediocre film, it should have a mediocre score. The worst part about the movie is that they pretend that the teenager has any wisdom. She is a dumb teenager figuring things out, parents have the wisdom as wisdom comes with age. See more 03/12/2023 Kinda caught me off guard and sad ngl 3.8 See more Steve C 12/30/2022 It was standard fayre road movie until the twist that seems to divide the critics. The twist made it less comfortable, but more memorable/impactful as a movie. The leads have good chemistry and despite some trite and frustrating script in places, they are easy to connect with, which helps deliver the emotional pay-off, such as it is. See more Read all reviews
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Hannah Marks

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John Cho

Max Park

Mia Isaac

Wally Park

Mitchell Hope

Rusty

Jemaine Clement

Dale Angelo

Stefania Owen

Sandra

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Synopsis When single father Max (John Cho) discovers he has a terminal disease, he decides to try and cram all the years of love and support he will miss with his teenage daughter Wally (Mia Isaac) into the time he has left with her. With the promise of long-awaited driving lessons, he convinces Wally to accompany him on a road trip from California to New Orleans for his 20th college reunion, where he secretly hopes to reunite her with her mother who left them long ago. A wholly original and emotional journey, Don't Make Me Go explores the unbreakable, eternal bond between a father and daughter from both sides of the generational divide with heart and humor along for the ride.
Director
Hannah Marks
Producer
Donald De Line, Leah Holzer, Peter Saraf
Screenwriter
Vera Herbert
Production Co
De Line Pictures, Big Beach Films, Amazon Studios
Rating
R (Some Sexual Content|Language|Graphic Nudity|Teen Drinking)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 15, 2022
Runtime
1h 50m
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