Saved! (2004)

Directed by

Brian Dannelly

Genre

drama film, comedy drama, teen film, LGBTQ-related film, coming-of-age film

Country

United States, Canada

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 515 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenager at a conservative Christian high school gets pregnant after sleeping with her boyfriend to try to stop him from being gay. She faces judgment from her friends and classmates as she navigates her faith and her unexpected situation.

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What happens

Saved! is a 2004 American satirical black comedy film directed by Brian Dannelly and starring Jena Malone, Mandy Moore, Macaulay Culkin, Patrick Fugit, Heather Matarazzo, Eva Amurri, Martin Donovan, and Mary-Louise Parker. Its plot follows a teenage girl (Malone) at a Christian high school who has sex with her boyfriend in an attempt to "cure" him of his homosexuality. She becomes pregnant as a result and is ostracized by her schoolmates. It was filmed in British Columbia. Saved! was released in the United States on May 28, 2004, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and received generally positive reviews from critics. It grossed $10 million on a $5 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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