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Love the Skin You're In

2025 · 107 min

A warm, earnest drama that sits with old wounds and the quiet work of healing, asking you to feel rather than rush.

Directed by
Kenn Michael
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sauda Johnson-McNeal, Obba Babatundé, Marla Gibbs
Tagline
Your past doesn't define you.
Overview
A successful career woman seems to have it all: compassion for others and a family legacy she's proud to protect. But when her estranged father returns and the women's center she runs begins to crumble, old wounds resurface. As her people-pleasing spirals, therapy helps her confront the past and find the courage to say no and choose herself.

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  • Tubi TV
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Directed by
Kenn Michael
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sauda Johnson-McNeal, Obba Babatundé, Marla Gibbs
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • trauma
  • healing
  • identity
  • parenthood
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Kenn Michael
Written by
Sauda Johnson-McNeal
Starring
Sauda Johnson-McNeal, Obba Babatundé, Marla Gibbs, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Kareem J. Grimes, Flor Delis Alicea, Blythe Howard, Marcus Mitchell
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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