She's Having a Baby

She's Having a Baby

1988 · 106 min · EN · PG-13 · 5.9 (181 votes)
Dir. John Hughes · Starring Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec Baldwin, William Windom, Holland Taylor, Cathryn Damon · Music Stewart Copeland

Man. Woman. Life. Death. Infinity. Tuna casserole. One movie dares to tell it all.

ComedyDramaRomance

Jake and Kristy Briggs are newlyweds. Being young, they are perhaps a bit unprepared for the full reality of marriage and all that it (and their parents) expect from them. Do they want babies? Their parents certainly want them to. Is married life all that there is? Things certainly aren't helped by Jake's friend Davis, who always seems to turn up just in time to put a spanner in the works.

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This film captures the anxious, yet hopeful, transition into married life and the looming pressure of starting a family. It balances relatable marital struggles with moments of genuine warmth and humor, reflecting on the evolving dreams of young adulthood.

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