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Two siblings run a vampire B&B from hell, and checkout is murder.
TMDB
59
Rotten Tomatoes
98
Audience Score
61
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My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To (2020)

DIY gothicachingly intimateslow-burn dread

Overview

DramaHorror

Dwight and his sister Jessie reach a crossroads over what to do about their little brother Thomas, a sickly child with a mysterious affliction.

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brother brother relationshipmurderprostitutevampirebrother sister relationshiphomeless personwaitressstabbingchristmas treedrinking blood+2 more

Standout Aspects

Acting

Patrick Fugit's crushed-soul performance haunts.

Cinematography

16mm grain turns every room into a coffin.

Direction

Cuartas makes microbudget feel mythic.

Best for:Solo: When you want to sit with discomfort alone.·Streaming: Late night, lights off, phone away.·Friends: With someone who won't judge your weird choices.
Heads up:Violence: Blood-feeding scenes are intimate, not splattery.·Emotional: Depicts chronic illness and caregiver burnout brutally.
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Director

Jonathan Cuartas

ReleasedOct 13, 2020
Runtime1h 29m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Dualist
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Top Cast

Patrick Fugit

Patrick Fugit

Dwight

Ingrid Sophie Schram

Ingrid Sophie Schram

Jessie

Owen Campbell

Owen Campbell

Thomas

Moises L. Tovar

Moises L. Tovar

Eduardo

Katie Preston

Katie Preston

Pam

Jeffrey Hanson

Jeffrey Hanson

Turner's Dad

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Cuartas shot this in his actual childhood home in Florida; the claustrophobia is architectural autobiography.

Cultural

The film reclaims vampire mythology from gothic romance, grounding it in the unsexy labor of caregiving—think 'Let the Right One In' but for the gig economy.

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My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To (2021) - Official UK Trailer

My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To (2021) - Official UK Trailer

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Discussion

Reactions from the web

Interesting.... seems like a slow, dark horror

@erikad0511 4

Song in the beginning?

@izdotcarter 1

Super dark times really transformed him, huh...

@已知問題問題狀況告知 4

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