If I Go Will They Miss Me (2026)
In Watts, California, a 12-year-old boy attempts to connect with his distant father following his incarceration while sensing mysterious visions, from airplanes and Greek gods, that seem to follow him through his everyday world.
| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 11 September 2026 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Walter Thompson-Hernández |
| Starring | Bodhi Dell, J. Alphonse Nicholson and Danielle Brooks |
| Runtime | 89 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | TMDB users 7.8/10 |
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What kind of watch this is
Walter Thompson-Hernández directs this 89-minute drama, set in Watts, California. The hook is a 12-year-old boy who sees airplanes and Greek gods. He maps his father’s incarceration onto Odysseus at Troy, viewing him in a toga. It is a quiet, strange look at how a child processes a parent’s absence. The father works at a stable with the Compton Cowboys. He smokes with friends and has an affair. He tries to make time for his son. The visions follow the boy through his everyday world. It is a film about the distance between a child’s imagination and a father’s reality.
What the critics said
Critics treated the bleakness with a light touch. Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 95% approval rating based on 44 reviews, averaging 7.6 out of 10. The consensus calls it a "lyrical, gravity-defying portrait of childhood wonder and communal care," which sounds less like a housing report and more like a flight manual. Metacritic lands on 86 out of 100 from 12 critics, a number that leans toward universal acclaim. It turns concrete into cloud, a feat that usually requires more than just good lighting.
How it did with audiences
With no box office figures to parse, the verdict rests on the TMDB user score. It sits at 7.8 out of 10. That is a solid mark, suggesting viewers liked what they saw enough to bother logging it. It is not a five-star rave, but it is far from a regret. For a film that leans on its premise, that approval ratio feels like the right kind of nod.
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