Movie

Don't Make Me Go

2022 · 110 min

A tender, bittersweet road trip that balances warmth and humor with the quiet ache of impending loss.

Tagline: Family is a trip.
Overview: A terminally ill man and his teenage daughter embark on a road trip from California to New Orleans for his 20th college reunion. While there, he secretly hopes she can reunite with the mother who left them long ago.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Parenthood, grief, family, coming-of-age
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
grief
family
coming-of-age
death
Places: road trip
big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild