Plan B (2021)

Plan B is special because it takes a familiar teen “one wild night” setup and turns it into a brisk, big-hearted buddy comedy that actually feels like real life—messy, mortifying, and weirdly tender. Natalie Morales keeps the vibe bright and energetic while Kuhoo Verma and Victoria Moroles carry the movie on sheer chemistry, turning every setback into a punchline and every punchline into a little character reveal. It’s sharp about the absurd hoops young women can be forced to jump through, but it never forgets to be fun, letting the humor come from panic-fueled momentum and the warmth of a friendship under pressure. Fair warning: it’s TV-MA and unapologetically raunchy at times, but if you can handle the frankness, you’ll get a genuinely funny, surprisingly sweet ride with something real on its mind.

Plan B is clearly trying to be a modern, sex-positive teen road-comedy with a real point: how hard it can be for girls to get basic reproductive healthcare, especially in a conservative small-town setting. The problem is it often leans on familiar teen-movie beats and forced raunch to keep the energy up, so the humor can feel uneven—more “look how edgy we are” than genuinely sharp. If you’re tired of gross-out gags, corny setups, and plot turns that telegraph themselves, this might test your patience even when the intentions are good. Still, the leads have likable chemistry and the movie’s heart is in the right place, so it may work for you if you want something breezy, frank, and message-forward and you don’t mind the rough comedic edges.