October Baby
2011
· Movie
· 107 min
D
MEANRANK
58/100
Every rating
26–79
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 26, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 79. Critics average 29, everyone else 66.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A college freshman named Hannah collapses on stage during her theatrical debut and learns from her parents that her birth was the result of a failed abortion attempt. She was adopted afterward. Struggling with this shocking revelation about her origins, she embarks on a road trip with friends to find her biological mother. The journey becomes a quest for identity and understanding as she confronts the complex circumstances of her birth and searches for a sense of belonging.
Details
- Directors
- Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin
- Writers
- Cecil Stokes, Jon Erwin
- Studio
- Gravitas Ventures, Provident Films
- Released
- 30 October 2011
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $1.0M
- Box office
- $5.4M
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