To Kid or Not to Kid

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To Kid or Not to Kid

Released Nov 15, 2019

1h 15m

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Filmmaker Maxine Trump examines how society views women who choose not to have children.

Leslie Felperin

Guardian

It's unfussy and not particularly original, but effective and user friendly, the kind of film you could show your own mother if you decided not to have children.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 17, 2020

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Peter Keough

Boston Globe

It's rare that parents are asked why they have children.

Dec 11, 2019

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

This is interesting to me because I decided to not have children in a very deliberate way.

Nov 19, 2019

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

A solid and watchable effort ... but the film could have benefited from having a wider scope of people interviewed and more introspection from the director/narrator.

Jul 11, 2020

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MaryAnn Johanson

Flick Filosopher

Documentarian Maxine Trump's charming diary of deciding whether to have a baby does not shy from the most taboo of topics as she explores the cultural garbage that childless-by-choice women endure.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 1, 2020

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

Overall the film might benefit from a tighter edit, but Maxine herself makes a good anchor and viewers facing the same situation will find her easy to relate to.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 22, 2020

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whites shouldnt have kids 100% RT

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Raw, emotional, and important!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Maxine Trump examines how society views women who choose not to have children.

Director: Maxine Trump
Distributor: Helpman Productions
Production Co: Helpman Productions
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 15, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 17, 2019
Runtime: 1h 15m

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