Fifteen and Pregnant (1998)

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The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

At the time I watched this, I was 14, going on 15, and this film was a real jolt of reality. I'd been feeling broody, and felt that I was ready for children, and this movie made me realise how stupid it was to think that. I'm now 16, and this movie has helped me write stories involving teen pregnancy, as it really gets into the emotions of all people involved. Kirsten Dunst plays this role very well, and I was shocked at the maturity she was using. Park Overall's performance was also particularly good. I would recommend this film to all teenage girls who think it's good to have sex, and any parents and teenagers who are going through this at the moment.

this movie is a true gem. this is a great movie to teach young people the true meaning of having a child. a lot of kids think having a child is easy; it is not. i'm only 14 about to be 15 and i know this. tina starts off as a self-centered spoiled rotten brat. her dysfunctional family already has enough problems. mom and dad are in the midst of marital stress, rachel, the sister who happens to be the middle child doesn't feel she gets adequate love she needs. i'll admit i didn't really care how rachel felt because i thought she was a little brat. but then again so was tina. but obviously she acted like this to seek attention. adam, the brother just doesn't seem to care about anything. people react differently to situations like these. rachel got her comfort from her food and her grandmother. she did everything in her reach to seek attention. tina turned to her trashy boyfriend for love and as a result got pregnant. she thought that he "loved" her when he really didn't. this movie has a lot of lessons within. it shows how the biggest problem can unite a family together and make them stronger. tina comes to terms with her pregnancy and it makes her a stronger and better person. when we think the biggest problem is truly hopeless it makes something good and makes us stonger people. teen pregnancy is a common thing nowadays. back in the day it was considered an embarassment and a dishonor. it is especially a dishonor to Christian people like myself. but it seems more acceptable now. keep one thing in mind, not every girl is fortuante enough to have a supporting family like tina's. i have seen a few tv movies about teen pregnancy but i believe this one is the best. great acting, great chemistry between cast, and many hidden lessons within. it teaches how the most selfish girl can turn out to be a caring and loving mother for her child. when you have a child you have to care more about the child than you yourself. check this movie out. i recommend it to anyone. 10 stars out of 10. very well done!

I thought this movie was well thought out and well done. I think that I will show this movie to my kids. It showed her transition from brat to half responsible. It showed that she gave up drinking and drugs for her baby, a very smart decision.

Kirsten Dunst is one of my favorite Actresses. And I wanted to see every movie that she made. When I read her Filmography I wanted to see that movie. When I had to take health I learned everything, but some of my friends really didnt care but they herd both sides. When I found out that Fifteen and Pregnant was on T.V. I watched it, it was so good and it had so many detaled stuff that would really happen in real life. And this is a good movie for us teens in the world to see. It really convenced me and my friends not to have unpretected sex. Kirsten Dunst did a really good job in this movie, and what is really scary is that this movie may not convinced teens because I saw two teens that are pregnant walking to my high school. Everyone did an outstanding work in and on this movie. Everything about it is true almost. Parents are really not that relax about hearing there daughter is pregnant. But I give this movie a grade A