Name: My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To
Genre: Drama, Horror
Released: 2020-10-13
Duration: 1 h 29 min
Cast: Patrick Fugit, Ingrid Sophie Schram, Owen Campbell, Moises L. Tovar, Judah Bateman

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Dwight and his sister Jessie reach a crossroads over what to do about their little brother Thomas, a sickly child with a mysterious affliction.

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Directed by: Jonathan Cuartas
Written by: Jonathan Cuartas
Produced by: Patrick Fugit, Kenny Riches, Anthony Pedone
Music by: Andrew Rease Shaw

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October 13, 2020 · 1 h 29 min · Violence, Disturbing Imagery

Released: October 13, 2020
Runtime: 1 h 29 min
Content: Violence, Disturbing Imagery
Genres: Drama, Horror
Original language: English
Also spoken: Spanish
Made in: United States
Available in: 32 countries

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Police Are Useless, I Just Want to Have Friends, More Deadly Than the Male +7

Police Are Useless
I Just Want to Have Friends
More Deadly Than the Male
Platonic Prostitution
Worst Aid
Suicide by Sunlight
Language Barrier
Deconstruction
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Where can I stream My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To?

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In the United States, My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To streams on Prime, Philo, and Screambox, and it is free with ads on Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV, Plex, Fawesome, Cineverse, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 22 other countries.

Is My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To worth watching?

71

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Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 71 (IMDb 6, Rotten Tomatoes 98%, and Metacritic 70). Critics rate it higher (84 out of 100) than audiences (59).

Will My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

At times: scares are rated 7 of 10.

Will I feel good after watching My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.