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Unexpected
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Unexpected pregnancies create an unexpected friendship between an ambitious inner-city high school teacher and one of her promising students as they both tackle the hilarious realities of pregnancy and their upcoming challenges with motherhood. An inner-city high school teacher discovers she is pregnant at the same time as one of her most promising students and the two develop an unlikely friendship while struggling to navigate their unexpected pregnancies.
Unexpected pregnancies create an unexpected friendship between an ambitious inner-city high school teacher and one of her promising students as they both tackle the hilarious realities of pregnancy and their upcoming challenges with motherhood. An inner-city high school teacher discovers she is pregnant at the same time as one of her most promising students and the two develop an unlikely friendship while struggling to navigate their unexpected pregnancies.
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August 11, 2015
Unexpected collapses disappointingly even as it points in an intriguing new direction for its maker.
January 01, 2016
Painfully earnest, Unexpected dances around some interesting issues - race, class, poverty, bodily autonomy - without ever grappling with them in any meaningful or dramatic way.
July 24, 2015
A well-intentioned snooze. ... The script's high point for adrenaline is when Samantha and Jasmine make the impulsive decision to - wait for it - litter.
July 29, 2015
While Unexpected doesn't actively pursue a greater conversation on race and privilege, or even the state of Chicago's education system, it does spark a conversation.
July 24, 2015
Except for a bit of contrived conflict that arises toward the end, the connection between these two expectant mothers-who are at vastly different points in their lives-rings with a mutual kindness and compassion.
February 24, 2016
This is a smart, sophisticated piece of storytelling that will please any and all crowds.
August 20, 2015
With a 90-minute running time, Unexpected would fit comfortably, with room for commercial breaks, in a two-hour network time slot. How did it ever find a theatrical release?
August 23, 2015
A rare movie about pregnancy that recognizes and engages with the reality that it can be a complicated and confusing process.
July 23, 2015
Thanks to an intelligent script and the performances of Cobie Smulders, Gail Bean and Elizabeth McGovern, the minutiae of everyday life in this small, lovely film will capture your interest.
August 14, 2015
So-so drama about pregnant women with very different lives.
Chicago Sun-Times
July 24, 2015
Smulders gives one of the most natural performances of her career, and Bean's subtle, strong work announces her as a young actress to watch.
July 23, 2015
Unexpected features fine performances from both women and I'd love to see more from newcomer Bean, showing grace and maturity onscreen.