SummaryAfter a regrettable first sexual encounter, a strait-laced high school student (Kuhoo Verma) and her slacker best friend (Victoria Moroles) have 24 hours to hunt down a Plan B pill in America's heartland.
Directed By:Natalie Morales
Written By:Joshua Levy, Prathiksha Srinivasan
Plan B
Metascore
Generally Favorable
74
User score
Generally Favorable
6.5
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
74
94% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
6% Mixed
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May 27, 2021
89
More than anything, the script, by Prathi Srinivasan and Joshua Levy, is funny. And Plan B works due to Verma and Moroles’ authentic, lived-in performances. Their rapport is delightful. Their delivery spot-on.
Jun 1, 2021
80
Despite — or because of — its candor, the film is careful not to traffic in titillation. Everyone is beautiful, everyone is young, but this movie is made for the people in it, rather than appealing to some creepy, objectifying gaze.
Jun 1, 2021
75
While Plan B might follow a familiar map, the back roads it takes make for a unique ride.
May 26, 2021
75
Plan B possesses the requisite number of outré sight gags and gross-out humor to qualify it as a sophomoric teen flick. But director Natalie Morales keeps the action running smoothly, allowing her two gifted stars to deliver genuine breakout performances in vivid roles.
May 26, 2021
75
Pointed as the message of Plan B is, nothing supersedes just letting these two characters — traditionally bit players at best in high-school comedies — be themselves. They’re a pair of the most authentic 17-year-olds lately seen at the movies, something owed very definitely to two stars in the making in Verma and Moroles.
May 27, 2021
70
The movie doesn’t make a joke of Sunny and Lupe’s concerns about pregnancy, dating and parental expectations, and in turn, it’s a delight to laugh through their goofier exploits.
May 28, 2021
60
For all the ways in which Plan B is sometimes thunderously obvious, there’s still a lot going on beneath the surface.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.5
55% Positive
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
32% Mixed
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14% Negative
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3 Ratings
May 31, 2021
10
This movie was so much fun! Natalie Morales is really proving herself as a must see director:
May 28, 2021
10
Hilarious and engaging buddy comedy with a serious message about the real life impacts of oppressive social policies. It never becomes preachy, indeed it’s laugh out loud for almost all of its short, fast-paced length. The two leads are a revelation, the story works surprisingly well, and the dialogue is sharp and believable. There’s one gross-out scene involving a dare and a piercing but that’s as close as it comes to crossing the current line. Highly recommended.
Production Company:
- American High
- Counterbalance Entertainment
- LD Entertainment
Release Date:May 28, 2021
Duration:1 h 47 m
Rating:TV-MA
Awards
Hollywood Critics Association
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Imagen Foundation Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
GLAAD Media Awards
• 1 Nomination
