Junior

Junior

Nothing is inconceivable.

Directed by Ivan Reitman

Produced by Northern Lights Entertainment, Universal Pictures

1994110 min5.2 / 10

A high-concept comedy that mines absurdist humor from the premise of male pregnancy while ultimately settling into a warm, hopeful story about unexpected parenthood and connection.

A research scientist becomes the world's first pregnant man in order to test a drug he and a colleague have designed for expectant women. To carry out the trial, he has an embryo implant, believing that he will only carry the baby for three months – hardly expecting to face the prospect of giving birth.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Junior sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Does Junior end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is Junior scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Junior easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is Junior violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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17/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity62

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Junior, and what each one shares →

Like Junior

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Junior

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Junior, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Junior, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Junior, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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