Best movies about pregnancy and childbirth

Every day people need positive emotions. This is especially true for women who are expecting a child. When they are on maternity leave, they have a lot of free time, so films about pregnancy and childbirth will not only raise the mood, but also help to prepare mentally for the upcoming birth of the child. And it does not have to be documentary and educational pictures. Mild comedies or melodramas are suitable for many.

"Nine month"

A classic film about pregnancy and childbirth is a comedy by Chris Columbus "Nine Months", which was released in 1995.

The main roles in this film were played by the famous Hollywood actors Julianne Moore and Hugh Grant. According to the plot, they play a young married couple, who have been together for 5 years. At this time in their lives comes an important point - they decide to have a child.

The main events of the film develop around the pregnancy of the main character who has long dreamed of a child. Funny episodes of the picture are due to the husband's complete unwillingness to become a father.

The film also featured Tom Arnold, Joan Cusack, Jeff Goldblum, Robin Williams, Ashley Johnson, Alex Vega.

"Junior"

The best films about pregnancy and childbirth include the 1994 comedy of Ivan Reitman "Junior." The main roles in it were performed by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny De Vitto.

The famous bodybuilder and future governor plays Dr. Alex Hess, who is working to solve the problem of miscarriages during pregnancy. Together with his colleague, he experiences an experimental drug. The monkey, who had undergone a course of treatment, successfully gave birth, now it's time to conduct experiments on people. However, the supervisory board and the management of the clinic reject this project.

Doctors decide to put the experiment in secret. It turns out to be Alex himself. They kidnap an egg, which is given the code name Junior. Produce artificial insemination. The next morning it turns out that the character of Schwarzenegger is pregnant. Whether he will become the first man who managed to give birth, the audience will learn this picture.

"Life before birth"

Many not only watch movies about birth and pregnancy for the sake of entertainment. Documentary films are very popular among expectant mothers who are experiencing because of the upcoming birth, do not know the details of how this will happen.

The picture "Life before birth" was filmed by National Geographic. It shows the whole process, from the moment of conception and ending with the birth itself.

The whole process of pregnancy is shown in stages. A future mother can learn how the fetus develops inside the uterus, how it perceives the movements of the mother and the voice of the father. The most amazing moments are connected with the demonstration of how the heart and the nervous system of the fetus are functioning.

A few years later, the second part of the film was filmed. In it, the authors described new discoveries that scientists made over the years. The researchers learned a lot about how a child hears in the womb, how he gets used to the taste of food, why he opens his eyes.

"What to expect when waiting for a child"

But still, feature films about pregnancy and childbirth remain much more popular than documentaries. One of them is the dramatic comedy of Kirk Jones "What to Expect When You're Expecting a Child" 2012. The main role was played by Jennifer Lopez and Cameron Diaz.

The main characters are five couples in love who are to bear all the joys and sorrows of the birth of children. The main character is the coach for losing weight Jules, who is already 42 years old. But, despite her decent age, she learns that she can still have children. She will have to learn about all the twists and turns that mothers face.

"A little bit pregnant"

The most popular in the period of pregnancy are still comedies. In 2007, Judd Apatow took off the picture "A little bit pregnant". Its slogan is "One hot night, canceled all others".

This film about pregnancy and childbirth tells about the 23-year-old loafer Bene Stone, who aimlessly spends his life. From morning till night he smokes marijuana and fills the site about films in which famous actresses are removed without clothes. One day he meets a girl, crazy in a career on television. She celebrates her promotion in a fashion club, and in the morning is in the same bed with Alison.

The journalist Deby understands that there is nothing in common between them. The stronger was her frustration when she found out in two months that she was pregnant. To my surprise, Ben takes this news with full seriousness. At first Deby offers to live together, and soon and to marry him. True, soon the tension between them is growing mainly because of the lack of control of the hero. Eventually the journalist expels the future father of her child from home.

On a cruel journey to Las Vegas, a young man realizes that he needs to change. Returning to his native city, he takes a job, finds a new home. Helps his girlfriend during childbirth. Their relationship is getting better.

"Oh, who would say"

The comedy "Who Would Say" remains one of the funniest and funny films about childbirth and pregnancy. The feature film was released in 1989, it was shot by Amy Heckerling.

The main heroine of this picture is the 30-year-old accountant Molly, who meets with one of her regular customers. She does not even bother that he is married and happy in marriage. After all, he promises to leave her family soon for the sake of their relationship.

In the outline of the picture, she finds out that she is pregnant. The child decides to leave. To friends and relatives tells that she used the services of a sperm donor, and part with a real father of the child, having caught him with another mistress.

Almost immediately after the quarrel with the former she starts contractions. As a result, she gets the most support from an accidental taxi driver, who is mistaken for a child's father in the maternity hospital and even allowed for childbirth. They begin to communicate, soon the taxi driver James agrees to become a nanny for the baby while Molly goes on dates, dreaming of finding her soul mate.

"You will have a child"

This phrase is heard by all future parents, but they react to it in different ways. They are very happy, others part after that.

The fate and the heroines of the picture "You will have a child" take shape in different ways. She belongs to the category of films and serials about pregnancy and childbirth, which is particularly interested in Russia. Because the film was shot by the national director Alexander Tsabadze. Also known serials on this subject are "Pregnancy test", "Female doctor" and "Personal life of Dr. Selivanova."

The heroines of this melodrama are found in the hospital. All of them are pregnant, their fates develop in different ways, but they all dream of one thing - to live happily and give birth to healthy children. While the time has not yet come to give birth, there is enough time to discuss their lives and the future of their children.

Films about childbirth and pregnancy Russian filmmakers do not shoot as often as we would like. After all, the issues that are raised in this 8-serial melodrama are relevant and familiar to most viewers. That is why the project enjoyed such popularity.

The same theme is raised in the domestic series "Good Hands", the films "Pregnant", "The Child by November".

"Refuge"

One of the most famous French films about pregnancy and childbirth in recent years, has removed the famous director Francois Ozon. The picture "Asylum" was released in 2009.

This is a story about a beautiful, young and rich couple. They have only one drawback in life: a passion for drugs. In one miserable day they make a fatal mistake. Take too much of the dose of prohibited substances, and the young man dies. The surviving girl soon learns that she is pregnant. This child is the last thing that reminds her of a loved one.

She decides to save the child. Save the baby goes to a remote French village, where she soon joins the brother of her late lover.

The main roles in this film were performed by French actors Isabel Carre, Louis-Ronan Choisy and Pierre Louis-Calixte.

The film received high reviews from viewers and film critics. In particular, he won the special prize of the jury of the international film festival in the Spanish San Sebastian.

Unlike most of the films mentioned in this article, this is not a comedy, but a drama. Such films, telling about the difficult inner experiences of young mothers, are also popular.