When 17-year-old Veronica Clarke gets a positive result on a pregnancy test, she knows what she wants to do: she's not ready to have a baby, even if her best friend, Bailey, assumes she'll keep it, and her boyfriend Kevin immediately proposes, telling her he knew the condom had broken and kept it to himself. Then she discovers that in Missouri, she can't have an abortion without parental consent. She's going to have to travel to Albuquerque, New Mexico to keep her parents from being involved.
Veronica reaches out to Bailey to help, and pawns the engagement ring as the pair head on a road trip that forces them to face painful truths, from Kevin's controlling behavior to the lengths people will go to stop Veronica from seeking her abortion to the reasons their relationship has struggled over the years. Based on Jenni Hendricks and Ted Caplan's novel, this movie is part road-trip comedy, part heartfelt look at coming of age, reproductive rights, and friendship.
Media Type | Movie |
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Recommended Age | 13 and up |
Actors | Haley Lu Richardson, Barbie Ferreira, Alex MacNicoll, Breckin Meyer, Giancarlo Esposito, Sugar Lyn Beard, Jessica Anne Newham, Mary McCormack, Denny Love, Ramona Young, Kara Roys |
Director | Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Erik Feig |
Running Time | 103 minutes |
Studio | Warner |
Release Date | Jul 26, 2022 |
Language | English |