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January 24, 2025

Come See Me in the Good Light

PG-131h 44m· Dir. Ryan White

MovieGuide® family rating

69/100

Caution advised for older children, including teenagers, and sensitive adults.

Violence
None
Sex
None
Language
Moderate
Nudity
None
Substances
None
Occult / Magic
None
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DocumentaryHealing & GrowthCouragePurpose & Meaning

Released

January 24, 2025

Director

Ryan White

Cast

Andrea Gibson, and Megan Falley

Top billed

  • Andrea Gibson
  • Megan Falley

About the film

Directed by Ryan White, rated PG-13, released January 24, 2025. A luminous documentary about poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley navigating love, creativity, and ovarian cancer — learning the art of surrender without giving up on joy.

Starring Andrea Gibson, and Megan Falley.

It teaches that creative practice trains us to accept life on life's terms — to feel everything, let people in, and stay present through bad news and dance parties alike.

Critics have been especially enthusiastic—97% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer—with audiences largely in agreement at 96% on the Popcornmeter. IMDb users rate it about 8.3/10.

Pair the scores with the MovieGuide content breakdown and the source reviews linked on this page to decide if it fits your night in.

Why it inspires

It teaches that creative practice trains us to accept life on life's terms — to feel everything, let people in, and stay present through bad news and dance parties alike.

What the reviews say

Summaries based on each site's scores and typical coverage — open the source for full reviews.

MovieGuide

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Entertainment quality ★★★★ (4/4). Family content -1 — caution for older children and sensitive viewers. The review typically balances worthwhile storytelling with cautions around language, scares, or worldview elements for older children and sensitive adults.

Rotten Tomatoes

Critics & audience

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Critics are overwhelmingly positive at 97% on the Tomatometer, clustering around praise for craft, emotion, and rewatch value. Audience scores are even warmer on the Popcornmeter (96%), a sign of strong word-of-mouth. Open the full page for critic and audience quotes.

IMDb

User scores & reviews

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Users place it around 8.3/10, reflecting excellent broad-audience regard. Reviews there usually dig into performances, emotional payoff, pacing, and genre expectations—a useful counterweight to professional critics. Open the score above to read the full conversation.

Trailer

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