Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020)

A pair of teenage girls in rural Pennsylvania travel to New York City to seek out medical help after an unintended pregnancy.

Director:

Eliza Hittman

Writer:

Eliza Hittman

Stars:

Sidney Flanigan, Talia Ryder, Théodore Pellerin

28 wins & 114 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eliazar Jimenez	...	Elvis Impersonator
David Buneta	...	Clean Cut Teenage Boy
Christian Clements	...	Clean Cut Teenage Boy
Sam Dugger	...	Clean Cut Teenage Boy
Talia Ryder	...	Skylar
Sharon Van Etten	...	Mother
Aurora Richards	...	Little Sister
Rose Elizabeth Richards	...	Little Sister
Ryan Eggold	...	Ted
Sidney Flanigan	...	Autumn
Brian Altemus	...	Rowdy Student
Lizbeth MacKay	...	Receptionist #1
Mia Dillon	...	Women's Centre Director
John Ballinger Sr.	...	Guy in Supermarket
Drew Seltzer	...	Boyer's Manager

Storyline

Inseparable best friends and cousins Autumn and Skylar precariously navigate the vulnerability of female adolescence in rural Pennsylvania. When Autumn mysteriously falls pregnant, she's confronted by conservative legislation without mercy for blue-collar women seeking an abortion. With Skylar's unfailing support and bold resourcefulness, money to fund the procedure is secured and the duo board a bus bound for New York state to find the help Autumn needs.

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Plot Keywords:

abortion | new york city | pregnant | subway | title spoken by character | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for disturbing/mature thematic content, language, some sexual references and teen drinking

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sidney Flanigan is left-handed but plays the guitar right handed.

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Goofs

When she's piercing her nose she does the left nostril but the next day she has an earring in the right nostril.

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Quotes

Skylar: Don't you ever just wish you were a dude?
Autumn: All the time.

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Connections

Referenced in Evening Urgant: Eva Polna (2020)

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Soundtracks

It Wasn't Meant To Be
Written by Al Hazan
Performed by David Buneta, Christian Clements and Sam Dugger

User Reviews

Never Underestimate the Power...

...of libertarian film makers and storytellers; they Rarely misjudge the mood; Sometimes they affect the future choices, some of their audience will make; they Always strive for a fairer and better world.

The challenges faced by a young woman and how she faces up to those challenges, overcoming the impediments placed before her, in a system that predominantly fights against her and denies her basic human rights.

Informative enough for any young women finding themselves in a similar predicament to know they have choices that they, and only they, need to make.

An outstanding performance from Sidney Flanigan.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 April 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Never Rarely Sometimes Always

Filming Locations:

Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$16,285, 15 March 2020

Gross USA:

$16,565

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$299,588

Company Credits

Production Co:

PASTEL, BBC Films, Focus Features

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1