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Genres:
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Comedy /
Drama /
Music /
Music
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Director:
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Jason Reitman
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Actors:
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Michael Cera,
Olivia Thirlby,
Valerie Tian,
Eileen Pedde,
Darla Fay,
Aman Johal,
Kaaren de Zilva,
Ellen Page,
Jennifer Garner,
Jason Bateman,
Allison Janney,
J.K. Simmons,
Rainn Wilson,
Daniel Clark,
Emily Perkins
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Duration:
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96 min.
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Rating:
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(7.9/10)134.5
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Plot Summary:
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Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young chambermaid makes an bizarre decision anent her unborn little one.
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Juno
Carina Chocano
In Juno, a spunky teenage girl (Ellen Page) named after the Roman goddess of women and childbirth gets herself accidentally knocked-up and decides to carry the pregnancy to term and then give "the thing" (as she fondly refers to her unborn progeny) up for adoption to a picture-perfect couple she finds advertised in the local PennySaver.
If the premise sounds like just the thing to raise a few eyebrows at some conservative media watchdog groups, wait until they see how it turns out. Of course, any forthcoming blasts of righteous condemnation will probably only add to the overall experience of the movie, which is already about as entertaining as it gets. Directed by Jason Reitman (Thank You for Smoking) from a screenplay by hot newcomer and media ...
Juno
Comedy from director Jason Reitman and screenwriter Diablo Cody about a 16-year-old high school student contending with an unwanted pregnancy
Director Jason Reitman's debut feature Thank You For Smoking was a smart, if bleak, comedy, but in teaming up with producer Mason Novick and first-time screenwriter Diablo Cody, he has created a winning dynamic. Novick discovered, and got hooked on reading a blog written by Cody, an ex-stripper who had written a novel titled 'Candy Girl'. The original plan was for Cody to adapt the novel for the screen, but Novick suggested she write a sample screenplay to prove her ability. That script became Juno.
The resulting film is an inspired comedy, above even Judd Apatow's Knocked Up, thanks to the edgy freshness of Cody's voice.
Juno
Todd McCarthyThe popular mini-genre of unwanted pregnancies being taken to term continues with Juno, an ultra-smart-mouthed comedy about a planned adoption that goes weirdly awry. Given that the girl who gets saddled with child here is a 16-year-old high schooler, played by the conspicuously talented Ellen Page, this zippy item skews younger than either Knocked Up or Waitress, the latter also a Fox Searchlight release. With Michael Cera (Superbad) as the unwitting underage dad, Jason Reitman???s modestly scaled follow-up to his sharp debut feature, Thank You for Smoking, is rather adventurously skedded for release on Dec. 14, and should score well as an alternative holiday choice to year-end blockbusters and serious awards contenders. The way the torrents of archl...
Juno
Executive Jason Reitman's debut feature Thank You For Smoking was a ingenious, if melancholy, comedy, but in teaming up with manufacturer Mason Novick and first-in the good old days b simultaneously screenwriter Diablo Cody, he has created a winning dynamic. Novick discovered, and got hooked on reading a blog written by Cody, an ex-stripper who had written a novel titled 'Candy Girl'. The original plan was for Cody to shape the novel for the screen, but Novick suggested she put in black a representative screenplay to be established her ability. That script became Juno. The resulting veil is an inspired comedy, insusceptible to steady Judd Apatow's Knocked Up, thanks to the edgy freshness of Cody's present. Juno is inventive and lively, mostly down to the char...
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