Movie

The Parts You Lose

2019 · 94 min

A quiet, tense drama about a lonely boy's secret friendship, carrying a steady undercurrent of danger and moral unease.

Tagline: Danger hides in plain sight.
Overview: An unlikely friendship unfolds between a young deaf boy, Wesley, and a fugitive criminal who takes refuge in an abandoned barn on the family’s rural North Dakota farm.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, friendship, loyalty, family
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
Note: Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Add to a list: The Parts You Lose

Stream in the US

More options Data from JustWatch

In your watch list

More like this

Like The Parts You Lose, but

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown

Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
friendship
loyalty
family
coming-of-age
Places: countryside
small town
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none