One in all A24’s greatest important hits from this previous 12 months, If I Had Legs I would Kick You, units its streaming launch date. Directed by Mary Bronstein, If I Had Legs I would Kick You stars Rose Byrne, Conan O’Brien, Christian Slater, and A$AP Rocky, and at the moment has a 92% Tomatometer on Rotten Tomatoes, along with garnering Gotham Awards nominations and a Golden Globe performing nomination.
If I Had Legs I would Kick You follows Linda (Byrne), a mom in disaster who should look after her sick little one alone whereas her husband is away for work, whereas working herself and making an attempt to get a gaping gap in her ceiling fastened (which has pressured her and her daughter to remain at a motel). Linda is spiraling and venting all the pieces to her therapist (O’Brien), however finds little assist anyplace.
Warner Bros. Discovery has now confirmed that If I Had Legs I would Kick You can be out there to stream on HBO Max from January 30. Bronstein’s characteristic joins the platform with Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine (which can launch on streaming every week earlier), alongside different A24 hits from 2025, resembling Eva Victor’s Sorry, Child and Celine Music’s Materialists.
January 2026 can be a really busy month for HBO Max, as it is going to even be debuting The Pitt season 2 and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Moreover, A24’s Marty Supreme hits theaters on Christmas Day, subsequently, it is going to in all probability launch on HBO someday in early 2026. Whereas Marty Supreme is A24’s greatest Oscars contender this 12 months, If I Had Legs I would Kick You has a stake in a single class.
Whereas Byrne has not been one of many seemingly assured nominees for the Oscar for Finest Lead Actress in 2026 for the reason that starting of the season, resembling Jessie Buckley for Hamnet or Renate Reinsve for Sentimental Worth, she has steadily gained momentum for this recognition. Byrne has now been nominated for a Critics’ Selection Award and a Golden Globe for her efficiency.
This can be the one Oscar nomination If I Had Legs I would Kick You would get, however it’s showing more and more seemingly. Byrne’s co-star Conan O’Brien can also be set to host the Oscars once more this 12 months. This may even be Byrne’s first-ever Oscar nomination in her in depth profession, which has included titles resembling Bridesmaids, Neighbors, Spy, X-Males: First Class, and Mrs. America.
Oscar nominations ought to be introduced by the point that If I Had Legs I would Kick You is launched on streaming, so HBO Max subscribers will know if they’re watching one of many chosen 5 or one of many 12 months’s greatest snubs by then. This intensely annoying film has earned well-deserved acclaim, and shortly, extra audiences can test it out if they want.
- Launch Date
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October 10, 2025
- Runtime
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113 minutes
- Director
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Mary Bronstein
- Writers
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Mary Bronstein
- Producers
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Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Ryan Zacarias, Sara Murphy, Eli Bush
