Contender: If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You (2025)

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If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award (Berlin, Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance)

Type of Contender: Limited

Contender Factor: 76.67 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete)

Stage 1 – Pedigree

Director: Mary Bronstein

Writers: Mary Bronstein

Stars: Rose Byrne, Conan O’Brien, Danielle Macdonald, Lark White, Ivy Wolk, Daniel Zolghadri, Delaney Quinn, A\$AP Rocky, Josh Pais, Eva Kornet, Mark Stolzenberg, Ronald Bronstein, Helen Hong, Ella Beatty, Manu Narayan, Amy Judd Lieberman, Christian Slater

Techs: Lucian Johnston (Ed); Christopher Messina (Ci)

Distributor: A24

Prior Recognition:

Rating: 5 out of 10

Stage 2 – Content

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Length: 1h 53m

MPAA Rating: R

Rating: 9.17 out of 10

Stage 3 – Release

Festival: Sundance (25)

Release Date: Oct. 10, 2025