Juno (movie)

Juno is a 2007 American teen comedy-drama movie set in Minnesota. It was written by Diablo Cody and directed by Jason Reitman. It starred Elliot Page as Juno MacGuff, a teenage girl who becomes pregnant by her best friend (who is played by Michael Cera). The movie made $231 million around the world. The film had a limited release on December 5, 2007, and expanded wide starting on December 25, 2007.

Social impact
In the movie, Juno MacGuff thinks about getting an abortion and goes to an abortion clinic, but chooses not to. Both people who think abortion should be legal and people who think it should not be legal thought that the movie supported their views. Reitman said that he did not try to put a political message in the movie.

Reception
Juno got good reviews from most movie critics who saw it. 93% of the critics listed on RottenTomatoes.com gave the movie a good review. Juno won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

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Category:2007 comedy-drama movies
Category:2000s coming-of-age movies
Category:2000s teen comedy-drama movies
Category:Academy Award winning movies
Category:American comedy-drama movies
Category:American coming-of-age movies
Category:American teen comedy-drama movies
Category:BAFTA Award winning movies
Category:English-language movies
Category:Movies set in Minnesota
Category:Teenage pregnancy in movies
Category:Movies about abortion
Category:American independent movies
Category:Movies directed by Jason Reitman