
Labor Pains
Taste attributes: comedyromancewholesomelightlinearglossyemotive & stirringfish out of water/culture clash
"Some stories just keep on growing"
Boxlist takeAn accessible comedy that is polished and moving. Best if you like polish over grit.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
5.4 /10
TMDB · 343 votes
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What lines up
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- 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.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Directed by
- Lara Shapiro
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2009
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Grand Army Entertainment
- Taste scores
- How we score
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