If I Had Legs I'd Kick You is climbing the streaming charts

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, an A24 film starring Rose Byrne, has been climbing streaming charts after landing on HBO Max on Jan. 30. Released in October 2025, the film centers on Linda, a mother caring for a child with a feeding disorder. The story follows Linda as her life unravels: a damaged apartment forces her into a motel, her husband is mostly absent and critical by phone, and her work as a therapist becomes oppressive.

Over the 114-minute runtime she experiences hallucinations and increasing recklessness, while her daughter remains largely offscreen and is heard through a disembodied voice and the sight of a feeding tube. Writer-director Mary Bronstein focuses the camera tightly on Byrne to place viewers in Linda's perspective, a choice intended to limit outside empathy and heighten isolation.

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