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Don't Come Upstairs

2025 · 44 min

A quiet, uneasy excavation of family secrets through home videos, pulling you into the tension between love and buried truth.

Directed by
Mike Lobel
Genres
Documentary
Tagline
“We understood one thing: never ask Dad what he does for work.”
Overview
A filmmaker explores his family's 30-year hidden secret through home videos, despite risks to everyone's safety. Based on Mike Lobel's investigation into what his parents kept from him and his siblings.
How it feels
Tense, melancholic, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Family, deception, memory, identity
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
Mike Lobel
Genres
Documentary
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism10
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Mike Lobel
Written by
Mika Collins, Mike Lobel
Starring
Mike Lobel, Melanie Lobel, Elliot Lobel
Cinematography
Gabriela Osio Vanden
Runtime
44 min
Country
Canada

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