My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To

My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To centers on Dwight and his sister Jessie, who disagree about how to care for their younger brother Thomas. Thomas is frail and suffers from a condition that only human blood can sustain, which forces Dwight into a grim nightly routine of finding isolated people on the streets. Jessie is determined to keep the household intact at any cost, while Dwight grows increasingly troubled by what the arrangement demands of him. Their conflict over Thomas's survival drives the film.

The 2020 American drama and horror film runs 89 minutes and was written and directed by Jonathan Cuartas, marking his feature debut. It was produced by Kenny Riches, Anthony Pedone and Jesse R. Brown through Dualist and Film Exchange. Patrick Fugit plays Dwight, Ingrid Sophie Schram plays Jessie and Owen Campbell plays Thomas, with Moises L. Tovar, Judah Bateman and Katie Preston in supporting roles.

On IMDb the film holds a rating of 6 out of 10 from around 3,700 votes, and on TMDB it has 5.9 out of 10 from 88 votes. A critics' rating of 7.7 out of 10 from 54 reviews places it noticeably higher than the audience scores, indicating stronger approval from reviewers than from general viewers.