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Obvious Child
2014
· Movie
· 85 min
B
MEANRANK
71/100
Every rating
60–90
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 60, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 90. Critics average 83, everyone else 67.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →An aspiring comedian's life unravels when she gets dumped by her boyfriend, loses her day job, and discovers she is pregnant after a one-night stand. She decides to have an abortion. The film follows the days leading up to the procedure as she navigates this decision with humor and honesty, leaning on her friends and even tentatively starting a new relationship, dealing with the situation in her uniquely candid way.
Details
- Director
- Gillian Robespierre
- Writers
- Elisabeth Holm, Gillian Robespierre, Karen Maine
- Released
- 6 June 2014
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $1.0M
- Box office
- $3.1M
- Awards
- 8 wins, 19 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 27 →2 major awards won · 8 wins from 27 nominations across 18 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2014 | Best Actress in a Comedy | Jenny Slate | Winner |
| Sundance Film Festival 2014 | Red Crown Producer's Award | Elisabeth Holm | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2014 | Best First Feature | Gillian Robespierre and Elisabeth Holm | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2014 | Best Female Lead | Jenny Slate | Nominee |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards 2014 | Best Breakthrough Performance | Jenny Slate | Nominee |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards 2014 | Best Woman Screenwriter | Gillian Robespierre | Nominee |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2014 | Most Promising Performer | Jenny Slate | Nominee |
| Dorian Awards 2014 | Unsung Film of the Year | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress in a Comedy | Jenny Slate | Winner |
Sundance Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Red Crown Producer's Award | Elisabeth Holm | Winner |
Independent Spirit Awards
2 nominations
| Best Female Lead | Jenny Slate | Nominee |
| Best First Feature | Gillian Robespierre and Elisabeth Holm | Nominee |
National Board of Review Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Directorial Debut | Gillian Robespierre | Winner |
| Top 10 Independent Films | Winner |
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Comedic Actress | Jenny Slate | Winner |
| Best Female Images in a Film | Nominee | |
| Best Screen Couple | Nominee | |
| Best Woman Storyteller | Gillian Robespierre | Nominee |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Gillian Robespierre | Winner |
Newport Beach Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Breakout Performance | Jenny Slate | Winner |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Virtuosos Award | Jenny Slate | Winner |
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
3 nominations
| Breakthrough Performance Behind the Camera | Gillian Robespierre | Nominee |
| Breakthrough Performance on Camera | Jenny Slate | Nominee |
| Overlooked Film of the Year | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards
2 nominations
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Jenny Slate | Nominee |
| Best Woman Screenwriter | Gillian Robespierre | Nominee |
Rotterdam International Film Festival
2 nominations
| Big Screen Award | Gillian Robespierre | Nominee |
| KNF Award | Gillian Robespierre | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Most Promising Performer | Jenny Slate | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
1 nomination
| Unsung Film of the Year | Nominee |
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Breakthrough Award | Jenny Slate | Nominee |
Gotham Awards
1 nomination
| Breakthrough Performance | Jenny Slate | Nominee |
NewNowNext Awards
1 nomination
| Best New Film Actress | Jenny Slate | Nominee |
North Carolina Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Tar Heel Award | Jake Lacy | Nominee |
Seattle International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Jenny Slate | Nominee |