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If I Tell You

2026 · 98 min

A warm but weighty family drama that quietly builds tension as a child finds his voice.

Directed by
Tessa Blake
Genres
Drama, Family
Starring
Etienne Kellici, Carol Kane, Allison Miller
Overview
IF I TELL YOU uncovers a family’s pressing secret while the 12-year-old son finds his voice and the courage to stand up for what is right.

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Directed by
Tessa Blake
Genres
Drama, Family
Starring
Etienne Kellici, Carol Kane, Allison Miller
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • deception
  • morality
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, family
Directed by
Tessa Blake
Written by
Jennifer Manocherian, Tessa Blake
Starring
Etienne Kellici, Carol Kane, Allison Miller, Bill Heck, Christopher Jackson, Carmela Zumbado, Layne Kaufenberg, Kennedi Lynn Butler
Cinematography
Carlo Rinaldi
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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