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October Baby

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A beautiful and naive college freshman sets out on a road trip with her misfit friends to discover herself after she learns that her entire life is a lie.

Critics Reviews

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Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle 04/13/2012
1/5
The filmmaking is lugubrious and heavy-handed, and the dramatic arc stagnant and airless. Go to Full Review
Mark Feeney Boston Globe 04/12/2012
1/4
"October Baby" looks and feels like a Lifetime movie waiting not to happen. Go to Full Review
Andrew O'Hehir Salon.com 03/23/2012
The odds that this has happened in the real world approach those of being struck by lightning and eaten by a shark at the same time. With a winning lottery ticket tucked in your swimsuit. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/18/2020
3.5/4.0
A film that wears its faith on its sleeves yet leaves enough room at the table for all who choose to join in. Go to Full Review
Megan Basham WORLD 06/25/2018
The Erwins get the biggest thing right: telling Hannah's story-and just Hannah's story-simply and sincerely. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 07/28/2015
1.5/4
A well-intentioned yet hopelessly ineffective drama... Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Joshua W 07/22/2023 There were a lot of corny moments to this movie, but overall it was a really good film. I'd imagine the low critic rating is because of the pro-life aspect, but this is a very enjoyable and touching movie. Yes, there are moments to roll your eyes at, but as a whole, this movie worked. See more 05/24/2023 I don’t really remember ever giving any movie this high of a rating but the story in this is really amazing Everyone out there needs to watch this James Welch, Henderson, Arkansas, May 24, 2023 See more 07/23/2022 As a Christian believer~I think this is probably the best movie I have seen on Pure Flix. The acting is real, the topic sensitive but it is full of the Spirit, full of love and honesty, integrity, complex relationships and sorting out difficult, challenging feelings. But it was done beautifully. It's for a more mature audience and I am not going to elaborate further. I will touch your heart and soul! ❤ That said, worldly people won't 'get it'. (jmo) See more 06/22/2022 I loved the purpose of the movie which was to teach us to forgive those who have hurt us. This movie is very close to my heart. An Original and very valuable lesson. See more 03/21/2022 October Baby was inspired by a YouTube video chronicling the life experiences of Gianna Jessen, who was born after a failed abortion attempt. It is deserving of its audience score, and it also deserves its critic score. The movie is non traditional, it doesn't check the boxes to please the critics, the score it received is fair. That does not mean its a bad movie, it just means its not standard. You should not judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree. The movie is truly inspired from life. Not fantasy, this is not an avengers movie. See more 07/27/2021 Multiple aspects of multiple themes of the movie, such as forgiveness for example, were well communicated. Also I especially liked two very short scenes, one after the other, near the movie's end: (Scene 1) Nurse Mary, in a hospital, bringing what seems to be the latest newborn baby to the nice police officer (played by Tracy Miller) & his wife (the baby being the wife's 4th baby if I recall correctly); the scene seems to imply that Nurse Mary has returned to nursing after having had her earlier conversation with Hannah. (Scene 2) Cindy Hastings showing Hannah's note of forgiveness to her husband (and her husband telling Cindy that he loves Cindy). See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A beautiful and naive college freshman sets out on a road trip with her misfit friends to discover herself after she learns that her entire life is a lie.
Director
Jon Erwin, Andrew Erwin
Producer
Jon Erwin, Andrew Erwin, Dan Atchison, Justin Tolley, Cecil Stokes
Screenwriter
Jon Erwin, Theresa Preston
Distributor
Samuel Goldwyn Company
Production Co
Provident Films
Rating
PG-13 (Mature Thematic Material)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 23, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.4M
Runtime
1h 46m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital