Synopsis
An immature, newly unemployed comic must navigate the murky waters of adulthood after her fling with a graduate student results in an unplanned pregnancy.
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Cast
- Jenny SlateDonna
- Jake LacyMax
- Gaby HoffmannNellie
- Paul BrigantiRyan
- Stephen SingerGene
- Richard KindJacob
- Polly DraperNancy
- Gabe LiedmanJoey
- Cindy CheungDr. Bernard
- Ernest MingioneWaiter
Recommendations
- 91
Entertainment Weekly
Despite a few too-cute moments (and many fantastically graphic vagina jokes), the movie is both smarter and more sympathetic than that glib shorthand. - 90
Village Voice
Obvious Child is perfect for those who want more honesty in fiction. - 83
IndieWire
The real triumph of Obvious Child involves its ability to make familiar ingredients work just fine on their own terms. In doing so, it makes up for a lot of lost time in the pantheon of female-centric comedies, and studios would be wise to take note. - 80
The Guardian
A glorious jumping bean comedy that moves from the profane to the poignant in the blink of an eye. - 80
Variety
The humor springs either from real-world recognition, as Robespierre and her co-writers go where others fear to tread, or in response to the cast’s lively, eccentrically lived-in characters. - 80
Time Out
Leavened by an attractive soundtrack that includes the Carter Family’s well-placed “Single Girl, Married Girl” (and the Paul Simon song that gives the film its title), Obvious Child has a loud agenda that will be off-putting to some. Still, it’s a welcome counterpoint to the likes of "Knocked Up" and even "Juno," where the abortion route is an apparent no-go. - 80
The Dissolve
Despite its attention-grabbing logline and gleeful embrace of raunchy, frequently scatological humor, Obvious Child is at heart a well-realized, straight-ahead rom-com, one with the potential to reinvigorate a genre that’s been flagging for decades. - 75
Slant Magazine
Whatever your foreknowledge of low-budget Brooklyn dramedies, it's impossible that Gillian Robespierre's film won't lob you at least a few curveballs.
