Synopsis for
Juno (2007)

Juno (Ellen Page) is a sixteen year old high school student faced with an unexpected pregnancy. The father is another teenager who she doesn't consider to be her boyfriend. She wants it to go away like a bad dream, but she realizes she needs to take control of the situation. She enlists the help of her best friend Leah (Olivia Thirlby). She considers Woman's Help Center for what she calls "Speedy Abortion", but her friend Su-Chin, an anti-abortion protester, tells her just outside the clinic that the fetus probably has fingernails by now and Juno changes her mind. Together she and Leah find an ad in the Penny Saver from Mark & Vanessa Loring (Jason Bateman, Jennifer Garner), who are desperate for a child.

Facing her parents is a different story all together. Her dad Mac Macguff (J.K. Simmons) and her stepmother Bren Macguff (Allison Janney) hope she might be into drugs or DWI. They decide to help her through the pregnancy. Her dad meets the Lorings' attorney to draw up a consent form. Although the Lorings are willing to have an open adoption, Juno prefers a closed adoption.

Through the pregnancy Juno starts to appreciate her imperfect family. Her dad is an AC & plumbing contractor whose first wife and Juno's mom left him. The stepmother, who works in a nail salon, strongly supports her stepdaughter. On the other hand, the Lorings who look perfect from the outside, have divisions within. Vanessa, although desperately wanting to be a mom, is reserved since she's been hurt in a prior adoption attempt. Mark is unhappy that his wife does not consider him to contribute to the income since he works from home. He is a composer for commercials whose love for 80's music and slasher movies is shared by Juno. He realizes he isn't ready for a child.