If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

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If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

2025

1h 53m

Comedy

Drama

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With her life crashing down around her, Linda (Rose Byrne) attempts to navigate her child's mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist.

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Liable to leave audiences in a cold sweat, this fever dream immersion into parental stress connects with thunderous force thanks to Rose Byrne's gutsy star turn and director Mary Bronstein's uncompromising vision.

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Stephen A. Russell

Time Out

A tour de force of matriarchal fury from Byrne, who fuels Linda with both a groaning air of despair and the rising hackles of a woman who will not be ridden roughshod over

Feb 21, 2025

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Richard Brody

The New Yorker

Bronstein’s relentless direction keeps the camera provocatively close to the character throughout, as if merely looking at her is testing her limits. Byrne’s performance has a hair-trigger impulsiveness to match.

Feb 11, 2025

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Nicolas Rapold

Financial Times

Directed by Mary Bronstein with a connoisseurship for everyday irritation, the film digs fruitfully into the double binds of motherhood...

Feb 8, 2025

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Ana Yorke

PopMatters

At turns prosaic and A24 “quirky”, the plot is elevated to storytelling greatness by Byrne and Bronstein, whose go-for-broke commitment to the protagonist’s distress ensures we never lose sight of her humanity or relatability.

Mar 6, 2025

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Stephen Dalton

The Film Verdict

Starring Rose Byrne on revelatory form, Mary Bronstein’s high-energy dark comedy takes a deep dive into the nightmarish pressures and surreal horrors of motherhood.

Feb 25, 2025

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Luis Martínez

El Mundo (Spain)

Enough charm and bitterness to become a must-see of the year. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Feb 18, 2025

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Synopsis

With her life crashing down around her, Linda (Rose Byrne) attempts to navigate her child's mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist.

Director: Mary Bronstein
Producer: Sara Murphy, Ryan Zacarias, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Eli Bush, Richie Doyle, Conor Hannon
Screenwriter: Mary Bronstein
Production Co: A24, Central Pictures
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 53m