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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: After [[spoiler: Autumn has the abortion, there is no grand, melodramatic scene where she experiences wrenching guilt, or any complications from the procedure, like [[AbortionFalloutDrama some films that feature abortion tend to do]]. She and Skylar simply board the bus back home, and though she will surely get some grief from her parents about where she was, she was able to make a decision about her own body on her own terms, ultimately]].
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* The manager the girls pass their cash bags into at work takes the opportunity to kiss them on the hands every time.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Autumn's abortion goes smoothly, considering everything it took to get it done, and she has grown a little closer to Skylar, but she still has to go back to her DysfunctionalFamily and worse, she and Skylar will probably get in trouble for stealing the money she needed to pay for the trip and her abortion.]]
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* CluckingFunny: At one point Autumn finds a peculiar attraction in an arcade where she can play tic-tac-toe with a live chicken.
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* GreyAndGrayMorality: Though the film is about abortion and the right to choose, it remains surprisingly objective. Although the film's sympathies clearly lie with the protagonist as she encounters the difficulties of obtaining a safe, legal abortion, [[spoiler: it does not demonize those who seek to dissuade Autumn, either]].
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* GreyAndGrayMorality: Though the film is about abortion and the right to choose, it remains surprisingly objective. Although the film's sympathies clearly lie with the protagonist as she encounters the difficulties of obtaining a safe, legal abortion, [[spoiler: it does not demonize those who seek to dissuade Autumn, either]].either.
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* BaitAndSwitch: Autumn is back at home from the crisis pregnancy center after learning of her pregnancy. She takes a safety pin and sterilizes it, and for a minute one can feel apprehension about what she might possibly do next, but it turns out [[spoiler: she just uses the pin to pierce her nose]].
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* ExtremelyShortTimeSpan: The bulk of the film takes place during a 48-hour period as Autumn and Skylar travel from their small Pennsylvania town to a Planned Parenthood clinic in New York City.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: After [[spoiler: Autumn has the abortion, there is no grand, melodramatic scene where she experiences wrenching guilt, or any complications from the procedure, like [[AbortionFalloutDrama some films that feature abortion tend to do]]. She and Skylar simply board the bus back home, and though she will surely get some grief from her parents about where she was, she was able to make a decision about her own body on her own terms, ultimately]].
* ThickerThanWater: After a quarrel on their trip, Skylar goes to sit far away from Autumn. Their dust-up is forgotten about though as the next scene of them together shows Skylar silently fixing Autumn's makeup, showing their familial bond as cousins.
* ThickerThanWater: After a quarrel on their trip, Skylar goes to sit far away from Autumn. Their dust-up is forgotten about though as the next scene of them together shows Skylar silently fixing Autumn's makeup, showing their familial bond as cousins.
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Seventeen-year-old Autumn Callahan (Creator/SidneyFlanigan) suspects she is pregnant. After an unsuccessful visit to a crisis pregnancy center. After receiving deliberately misleading information from the center, Autumn learns that she is unable to get an abortion in Pennsylvania without parental consent. She subsequently attempts and fails to induce a miscarriage herself, and enlists her cousin Skylar (Creator/TaliaRyder) to accompany her on a bus ride to New York City to visit Planned Parenthood and obtain a legal abortion.
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Seventeen-year-old Autumn Callahan (Creator/SidneyFlanigan) suspects she is pregnant. After an unsuccessful visit to a crisis pregnancy center. After receiving center, where she is given deliberately misleading information from the center, about her pregnancy, Autumn learns that she is unable to get an abortion in Pennsylvania without parental consent. She subsequently attempts and fails to induce a miscarriage herself, and enlists her cousin Skylar (Creator/TaliaRyder) to accompany her on a bus ride to New York City to visit Planned Parenthood and obtain a legal abortion.
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* DirtyOldMan: While ringing up items at her grocery store job, Skylar makes small talk with an older customer. The small talk veers into the guy trying to make a move on her. Skylar has to say she is taken for the guy to get the hint.
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* DirtyOldMan: While ringing up items at her grocery store job, Skylar makes small talk with an older customer. The small talk veers into the guy trying to make a move on her. Skylar has to say she is taken for the guy to get the hint.
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* DirtyOldMan: While ringing up items at her grocery store job, Skylar makes small talk GreyAndGrayMorality: Though the film is about abortion and the right to choose, it remains surprisingly objective. Although the film's sympathies clearly lie with an older customer. The small talk veers into the guy trying to make a move on her. Skylar has to say protagonist as she is taken for encounters the guy difficulties of obtaining a safe, legal abortion, [[spoiler: it does not demonize those who seek to get the hint.dissuade Autumn, either]].
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Autumn [[spoiler: throws a cup of water in the face of]] a boy who was heckling her.
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* ShowDontTell: The film utilizes a cinéma vérité approach, featuring minimal dialogue. One crucial scene illustrates the bond between Autumn and Skylar wordlessly--[[spoiler:Autumn, seeing Skylar and Jasper kissing, understands Skylar is only going along with the kiss so Jasper will lend them money for bus tickets home. As Skylar endures the kiss, Autumn reaches around and discreetly grabs Skylar's hand to comfort her]].
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Seventeen-year-old Autumn Callahan (Creator/SidneyFlanigan) suspects she is pregnant. After an unsuccessful visit to a crisis pregnancy center. After receiving deliberately misleading information from the center, Autumn learns that she is unable to get an abortion in Pennsylvania without parental consent. She subsequently attempts and fails to induce a miscarriage herself, and enlists her cousin Skyler (Creator/TaliaRyder) to accompany her on a bus ride to New York City to visit Planned Parenthood and obtain a legal abortion.
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Seventeen-year-old Autumn Callahan (Creator/SidneyFlanigan) suspects she is pregnant. After an unsuccessful visit to a crisis pregnancy center. After receiving deliberately misleading information from the center, Autumn learns that she is unable to get an abortion in Pennsylvania without parental consent. She subsequently attempts and fails to induce a miscarriage herself, and enlists her cousin Skyler Skylar (Creator/TaliaRyder) to accompany her on a bus ride to New York City to visit Planned Parenthood and obtain a legal abortion.
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* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler: We never find out if Autumn and Skyler get caught for stealing the money from their jobs at the supermarket, which they needed to to get to New York and Autumn's abortion.]]
* TheBigRottenApple: New York isn't portrayed very magically here. It's alien and scary, and neither Skyler or Autumn have anywhere to stay, forcing them to remain awake for two days straight to maintain a modicum of safety.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Autumn's abortion goes smoothly, considering everything it took to get it done, and she has grown a little closer to Skyler, but she still has to go back to her DysfunctionalFamily and worse, she and Skyler will probably get in trouble for stealing the money she needed to pay for the trip and her abortion.]]
* CluckingFunny: At one point Autumn finds a peculiar attraction in an arcade where she can play tic tac toe with a live chicken.
* TheBigRottenApple: New York isn't portrayed very magically here. It's alien and scary, and neither Skyler or Autumn have anywhere to stay, forcing them to remain awake for two days straight to maintain a modicum of safety.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Autumn's abortion goes smoothly, considering everything it took to get it done, and she has grown a little closer to Skyler, but she still has to go back to her DysfunctionalFamily and worse, she and Skyler will probably get in trouble for stealing the money she needed to pay for the trip and her abortion.]]
* CluckingFunny: At one point Autumn finds a peculiar attraction in an arcade where she can play tic tac toe with a live chicken.
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* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler: We never find out if Autumn and Skyler Skylar get caught for stealing the money from their jobs at the supermarket, which they needed to to get to New York and Autumn's abortion.]]
* BestFriend: Skylar appears to be Autumn’s only friend and emotional support. She steals the money needed for their journey to New York and [[spoiler: feigns interest in a boy she doesn’t like in order to secure bus tickets back home]].
* TheBigRottenApple: New York isn't portrayed very magically here. It's alien and scary, and neitherSkyler Skylar or Autumn have anywhere to stay, forcing them to remain awake for two days straight to maintain a modicum of safety.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Autumn's abortion goes smoothly, considering everything it took to get it done, and she has grown a little closer toSkyler, Skylar, but she still has to go back to her DysfunctionalFamily and worse, she and Skyler Skylar will probably get in trouble for stealing the money she needed to pay for the trip and her abortion.]]
* CluckingFunny: At one point Autumn finds a peculiar attraction in an arcade where she can playtic tac toe tic-tac-toe with a live chicken.
* BestFriend: Skylar appears to be Autumn’s only friend and emotional support. She steals the money needed for their journey to New York and [[spoiler: feigns interest in a boy she doesn’t like in order to secure bus tickets back home]].
* TheBigRottenApple: New York isn't portrayed very magically here. It's alien and scary, and neither
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Autumn's abortion goes smoothly, considering everything it took to get it done, and she has grown a little closer to
* CluckingFunny: At one point Autumn finds a peculiar attraction in an arcade where she can play
* DirtyOldMan: While ringing up items at her grocery store job, Skylar makes small talk with an older customer. The small talk veers into the guy trying to make a move on her. Skylar has to say she is taken for the guy to get the hint.
* JerkAss: The nameless boy who jeers and [[SlutShaming slut-shames]] Autumn during her performance at a school concert and later makes lewd gestures at her. Autumn’s stepfather Ted. Jasper, to a degree, as he persistently pursues Skylar even though she is not interested.
* JerkAss: The nameless boy who jeers and [[SlutShaming slut-shames]] Autumn during her performance at a school concert and later makes lewd gestures at her. Autumn’s stepfather Ted. Jasper, to a degree, as he persistently pursues Skylar even though she is not interested.
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* TheUnreveal: [[spoiler: It's never revealed why or how Autumn became pregnant, but a throwaway scene in the first act implies that it was a case of ParentalIncest.]]
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* TheUnreveal: [[spoiler: It's never revealed why or how Autumn became pregnant, but a pregnant. A throwaway scene in the first act implies that it was a case of ParentalIncest.ParentalIncest, but it’s never made explicit and is left open to interpretation.]]
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* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler: We never find out if Autumn and Skyler get caught for stealing the money from their jobs at the supermarket, which they needed to to get to New York and Autumn's abortion.]]
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Autumn's abortion goes smoothly, considering everything it took to get it done, and she has grown a little closer to Skyler, but she still has to go back to her DysfunctionalFamily and worse, she and Skyler will probably get in trouble for stealing the money she needed to pay for the trip and her abortion.]]
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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Very much averted. The film is all about Autumn's journey to receive a safe and legal termination, and the film passes no judgement on her for this.
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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Very much averted. The film is all about Autumn's journey to receive a safe and legal termination, and the film passes no judgement judgment on her for this.
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* TitleDrop: The title phrase comes the sexual-history questionnaire Autumn is walked through by her doctor at Planned Parenthood, with each of the named options being a possible answer for each question.
* TheUnreveal: [[spoiler:It's never revealed why or how Autumn became pregnant, but a throwaway scene in the first act implies that it was a case of ParentalIncest.]]
* TheUnreveal: [[spoiler:It's never revealed why or how Autumn became pregnant, but a throwaway scene in the first act implies that it was a case of ParentalIncest.]]
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* TitleDrop: The title phrase comes from the sexual-history questionnaire Autumn is walked through by her doctor at Planned Parenthood, with each of the named options being a possible answer for each question.
* TheUnreveal:[[spoiler:It's [[spoiler: It's never revealed why or how Autumn became pregnant, but a throwaway scene in the first act implies that it was a case of ParentalIncest.]]
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* CluckingFunny: At one point Autumn finds a peculiar attraction in an arcade where she can play tic tac toe with a live chicken.
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* TitleDrop: The title phrase comes the sexual-history questionnaire Autumn is walked through by her doctor at Planned Parenthood, with each of the named options being a possible answer for each question.question.
* TheUnreveal: [[spoiler:It's never revealed why or how Autumn became pregnant, but a throwaway scene in the first act implies that it was a case of ParentalIncest.]]
* TheUnreveal: [[spoiler:It's never revealed why or how Autumn became pregnant, but a throwaway scene in the first act implies that it was a case of ParentalIncest.]]
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* TheBigRottenApple: New York isn't portrayed very magically here. It's alien and scary, and neither Skyler or Autumn has anywhere to stay, forcing them to remain awake for two days straight to maintain a modicum of safety.
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* TheBigRottenApple: New York isn't portrayed very magically here. It's alien and scary, and neither Skyler or Autumn has have anywhere to stay, forcing them to remain awake for two days straight to maintain a modicum of safety.
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* RiddleForTheAges: [[spoiler:Who ''was'' the father of Autumn's baby?]]
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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Very much averted. The film is all about Autumn's journey to receive a safe and legal termination, and the film passes no judgement on her for this.
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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Very much averted. The film is all about Autumn's journey to receive a safe and legal termination, and the film passes no judgement on her for this.this.
* TitleDrop: The title phrase comes the sexual-history questionnaire Autumn is walked through by her doctor at Planned Parenthood, with each of the named options being a possible answer for each question.
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The film was produced by Creator/BBCFilms, and distributed by Creator/FocusFeatures. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2020, and was later released in the US on March 13, 2020.
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The film was produced by Creator/BBCFilms, [[Creator/TheBBC BBC Films]], and distributed by Creator/FocusFeatures. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2020, and was later released in the US on March 13, 2020.
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The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2020, and was later released in the US on March 13, 2020.
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The film was produced by Creator/BBCFilms, and distributed by Creator/FocusFeatures. It had its its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2020, and was later released in the US on March 13, 2020.
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The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2020, and was later released in the US on March 13, 2020.
!!Tropes in this filminclude:include:
* TheBigRottenApple: New York isn't portrayed very magically here. It's alien and scary, and neither Skyler or Autumn has anywhere to stay, forcing them to remain awake for two days straight to maintain a modicum of safety.
* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Very much averted. The film is all about Autumn's journey to receive a safe and legal termination, and the film passes no judgement on her for this.
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* TheBigRottenApple: New York isn't portrayed very magically here. It's alien and scary, and neither Skyler or Autumn has anywhere to stay, forcing them to remain awake for two days straight to maintain a modicum of safety.
* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Very much averted. The film is all about Autumn's journey to receive a safe and legal termination, and the film passes no judgement on her for this.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Her journey. Her choice.]]
''Never Rarely Sometimes Always'' is a 2020 [[InternationalCoproduction British-American]] drama film, written and directed by Creator/ElizaHittman.
Seventeen-year-old Autumn Callahan (Creator/SidneyFlanigan) suspects she is pregnant. After an unsuccessful visit to a crisis pregnancy center. After receiving deliberately misleading information from the center, Autumn learns that she is unable to get an abortion in Pennsylvania without parental consent. She subsequently attempts and fails to induce a miscarriage herself, and enlists her cousin Skyler (Creator/TaliaRyder) to accompany her on a bus ride to New York City to visit Planned Parenthood and obtain a legal abortion.
!!Tropes in this film include:
[[caption-width-right:350:Her journey. Her choice.]]
''Never Rarely Sometimes Always'' is a 2020 [[InternationalCoproduction British-American]] drama film, written and directed by Creator/ElizaHittman.
Seventeen-year-old Autumn Callahan (Creator/SidneyFlanigan) suspects she is pregnant. After an unsuccessful visit to a crisis pregnancy center. After receiving deliberately misleading information from the center, Autumn learns that she is unable to get an abortion in Pennsylvania without parental consent. She subsequently attempts and fails to induce a miscarriage herself, and enlists her cousin Skyler (Creator/TaliaRyder) to accompany her on a bus ride to New York City to visit Planned Parenthood and obtain a legal abortion.
!!Tropes in this film include:
