Unpregnant

    Unpregnant
    2020

    Synopsis

    A 17-year old Missouri teen discovers she has gotten pregnant, a development that threatens to end her dreams of matriculating at an Ivy League college, and the career that could follow.

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    Cast

    • Haley Lu RichardsonVeronica Clarke
    • Barbie FerreiraBailey Butler
    • Mary McCormackDebra Clarke
    • Giancarlo EspositoBob
    • Alex MacNicollKevin
    • Betty WhoKira Matthews
    • Breckin MeyerMark
    • Sugar Lyn BeardKate
    • Jeryl PrescottPeg
    • Ramona YoungEmily

    Recommendations

    • 75

      IndieWire

      Bolstered by winning, real performances from its leads, Unpregnant will delight as much as it stings, a sterling reminder of how many stories about this very subject are still demanding to be told.
    • 75

      Entertainment Weekly

      Richardson and Ferreira have a sweet, sharp chemistry: one the type-A perfectionist trying desperately to keep it together, the other a hedonist in green fun fur whose outrageous exterior masks a deeper hurt.
    • 75

      RogerEbert.com

      The film's solid grounding in friendship and comic teamwork carries the day. Unpregnant becomes more affecting as it goes along thanks to the sincere, committed, and mostly unaffected lead performances by Richardson and Ferreira.
    • 70

      The New York Times

      Its driving force may seem topical, but the story’s heart is timeless: the harmony between longtime friends, and Veronica and Bailey throw themselves into even the most fraught situations with giddy enthusiasm.
    • 70

      Time

      Unpregnant is ultimately about the people who have our backs when the rest of the world seems to be pushing against us — in other words, the families we choose for ourselves.
    • 70

      Variety

      It’s as comforting as a prescription drug commercial, which could send some parents into a conniption. But Unpregnant advocates loudest for allowing young women the space to make their own choices — and that they have friends, longtime or newfound, willing to help when they stumble.
    • 63

      Slant Magazine

      Its few nutty ideas demonstrate how little distance Unpregnant manages to put between itself and a standard high-school comedy.
    • 60

      Screen Rant

      Unpregnant delivers a fun and entertaining road trip comedy about female friendship and abortion, with compelling performances from its two leads.