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Fifteen and Pregnant

1998 · 96 min

A sincere, issue-driven TV drama that walks a teenager through an unplanned pregnancy with earnest concern and a few raw emotional beats.

Directed by: Sam Pillsbury
Genres: Drama, Tv movie
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Park Overall, David Andrews

Tagline: Tina Spangler is about to discover just how little she knows about life...
Overview: Based on a true story, 15 year old Tina Spangler discovers she is pregnant. Her choices are abortion, adoption, or a lonely, exhausting life as a single parent. Abandoned by her boyfriend, she turns to her mother. Tina discovers although it has torn her world apart, her pregnancy could re-unite her shattered family and help her find her true purpose in life.

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Directed by: Sam Pillsbury
Genres: Drama, Tv movie
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Park Overall, David Andrews

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
family
parenthood
identity
grief
Places: small town
home
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, tv movie
Directed by: Sam Pillsbury
Written by: Susan Cuscuna
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Park Overall, David Andrews, Margot Demeter, Karen Trumbo, Julia Whelan, Zachary Ray Sherman, Daniel Kountz
Music: Stephen Edwards
Cinematography: James Bartle
Runtime: 96 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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