Come See Me in the Good Light
Apple TV+ | Release Date (Streaming): November 14, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
81
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
TheWrapMatthew CreithNov 14, 2025
Come See Me in the Good Light is a tender expression of love conquering all despite the burden of needing to go against the wind. Read full review
90
VarietyLisa KennedyNov 14, 2025
Come See Me in the Good Light, is very good on the existential. But Gibson and Falley are even more generous in sharing their journey through the medical morass. Read full review
90
The New York TimesAlissa WilkinsonNov 14, 2025
Nonfiction films often grapple with mortality and the meaning of existence, and usually those center on grief. This one wraps its arms around the full range of feeling that follows a terminal diagnosis: fear, love, desire, anger, wonder, hope, despair, even joy. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comPeyton RobinsonNov 14, 2025
The film is true to Gibson’s persona, which is marked by everything you expect from a poet: thoughtfulness, tenderness, and thorough self-awareness. Read full review
83
IndieWireAlison ForemanNov 14, 2025
Come See Me in the Good Light co-mingles the kaleidoscopic themes of genderqueer poetry with the grueling daily management of a deadly illness — and does the vulnerability of its well-chosen subjects remarkable cinematic justice. Through that, White creates a sense of existential wonder and a film bursting with hope for all kinds. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterJourdain SearlesJan 14, 2026
Come See Me in the Good Light is relentlessly emotional and intentionally uplifting, with an intimate quality that makes it feel like a home movie. Read full review
80
Screen DailyTim GriersonNov 25, 2025
White lands on an organic happy ending that doesn’t negate Gibson’s sad circumstance but, instead, reinforces everything that was so inspirational about their poetry and worldview. Read full review
80
ColliderRoss BonaimeNov 18, 2025
Come See Me in the Good Light is a shattering, yet lovely documentary that’s easily one of the best of the year. Read full review
80
The GuardianAdrian HortonNov 14, 2025
White smartly weaves Gibson’s evolution as a poet and performer, commanding stages like a rockstar –“we called them the gay James Dean,” Falley jokes – with their hopes to stage one final show, a celebration of life before their death. Read full review
75
Washington PostStephanie MerryNov 14, 2025
The movie is more than an admonition for the living; it’s also an achingly bittersweet love story about caregiving. Read full review
70
Screen RantGregory NussenNov 14, 2025
We are never not an integral part of this couple's evolving understanding of mortality, art, and partnership. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubJacob OllerNov 14, 2025
Learning about Gibson’s ‘roid rage from their treatment, and Falley’s acceptance of it, is a more moving example of their care for one another than much of what the film finds in their shared profession. Read full review
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