A24 has unveiled the first full look at If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, the Sundance breakout from writer-director Mary Bronstein, led by a ferocious turn from Rose Byrne. The darkly funny dramedy follows Linda, a mother watching every part of her life teeter on collapse—her child’s unexplained illness, an MIA husband, a missing person case, and a therapist who may be making things worse.

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You Trailer

The trailer rides the line between comedy and catastrophe. Byrne’s Linda careens from worry to rage to gallows humor, especially in tense sessions with her therapist (played with dry detachment by Conan O’Brien). It’s frantic, funny, and uncomfortably intimate—exactly the kind of tonal tightrope A24 loves. Watch it below.

 Cast & Plot

Byrne leads an eclectic, scene-stealing ensemble:

• Conan O’Brien as Linda’s maddeningly placid therapist

• Danielle Macdonald, Delaney Quinn, Mary Bronstein, Christian Slater, and A$AP Rocky in key supporting roles

Behind the camera, the producing team includes Sara Murphy, Ryan Zacarias, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Eli Bush, Conor Hannon, and Richie Doyle, with executive producing by Rose Byrne and Mary Bronstein.

At its core, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You is about control—how we cling to it, lose it, and sometimes weaponize it. Linda’s world shrinks to the size of her fears: a sick child, mounting mysteries, and the feeling that no one is actually listening. Expect sharp observations about modern therapy, marital drift, and the absurdity of trying to “optimize” a life that’s on fire.

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You: Release Date

Premiering at Sundance, the film drew raves for Byrne’s go-for-broke performance and Bronstein’s nerve-jangling direction—critics called it a bravura portrait of a mind in free fall, staged on an intimate scale. The momentum carried to Berlin, where Byrne earned the Silver Bear for Best Lead Performance, signaling serious awards-season potential.

Mark your calendar: October 10 in theaters via A24. Given the trailer’s heat and the festival hardware, expect word-of-mouth to be loud—and screenings to sell out fast.

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