Labor Pains
Film200989 min

Labor Pains

Taste attributes: comedyromancewholesomelightlinearglossyemotive & stirringfish out of water/culture clash

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Boxlist takeAn accessible comedy that is polished and moving. Best if you like polish over grit.

Taste details

Quality rating

5.4 /10

TMDB · 343 votes

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  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

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  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

A young woman pretends to be pregnant in order to avoid being fired from her job. When that gets her a bunch of special treatment by everyone involved in her life, she tries to keep up the lie for nine months.

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Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Directed by

  • Lara Shapiro

Cast

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2009
Runtime
89 min
Status
Released
Studio
Grand Army Entertainment
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