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ComedyYear2020Duration1h 35mIMDb6.1

A Bump Along the Way

ComedyDrama

A boozy 44-year-old single mother becomes pregnant from a one-night-stand, much to the shame of her buttoned-up teen daughter.

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Cast

SL

Shelly Love

Director

Bronagh Gallagher

Pamela

Lola Petticrew

Allegra

Mary Moulds

Sinead

Dan Gordon

Michael

ZD

Zara Devlin

Rhiannon Coyle

Andy Doherty

Barry

Gerard Jordan

Kieran

Paddy C. Courtney

Mr. Gibson

MR

Meghan Reid

Mary

DR

Dylan Reid

Finn

GB

Gerard Bell

Dr. Kevin

AM

Aimee McGoldrick

Emma

SD

Sophie Doran

Shauna

EC

Eoin Callaghan

Luke

Brendan Farrell

Danny

CT

Conor Torbitt

Eoin

PY

Peter Young

Liam

Orla Mullan

Midwife

TM

Tess Mcgowan

Writer

TM

Tess McGowan

Writer

Comments

10 Comments

Yemi AladeMar 12, 2025

Okay, the message is this. Men are selfish scum. The best characters in this film is actually in a supporting role. The friend of the mother and the bakery co-worker. Anyway, the teenager, while pretty, just runs too hot and cold for credibility. She's sweet as honey to her Mom at one point then vile, cruel and vindictive the next. Teenagers are like that, but you'll take my meaning if you sit through this. It's this kind of tripe that sabotages this film throughout. The school bully is a bit over the top. The teacher is a joke, too. But still it's enjoyable in parts, minus the predictable sappy ending. The main character, the mom, is played quite well and she had my sympathy for having raised such a snot of a girl. I dunno man. It just kind of left me cold. Was expecting so much more from this. Try The Snapper. It's a much more clever and competently produces movie, although in that one it's the daughter that's preggers.

Cyrille May 29, 2023

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🤬Mohamad Ali🤬May 23, 2023

The confusion of adolescence, the haze of being and the miracle of life. You could argue it's all been said before and in the next breath say it can never be said too often. There are no surprises here - but there is the resilience to, not only survive but to, find the golden nuggets so often deeply hidden. A bump along the way requires curiosity, and possibly empathy, from the viewer - but since when was that a bad thing?

ednasaleMay 23, 2023

This is a terrific film which cracks (craics!) along at a terrific pace with plenty of laugh out loud moments. I saw it at the UK premiere at the Regents Street Cinema and the place rocked with laughter. Super central performance from Bronagh Gallagher with fine support all round. Pretty nifty soundtrack too.

VinesMay 23, 2023

Just chanced upon this on SBS World Movies (Australia). Really glad I did, it was instantly enjoyable. A story we've more or less all seen before, but the Irish just seem to have a knack of doing these things really well. Great performances by the two lead actors.

Samira SaidMay 23, 2023

The storyline is million of times that I have seen in my life. But it's just lovely and adorable to watch this. It's a good example of execution the way how the story was told.

😻lmoch😻May 23, 2023

I really liked this film. The theme and protagonists were real. But the execution wasn't as good. Too feminist to hit the bullseye. Some Women in society can have it tough, but not all Males are bad. That was the flaw in this missing the balance in this movie. Coming of age drama and a good story of bonding between a single parent and their child. Funny in parts too.

kalifa bojangMay 23, 2023

When flighty fortysomething Pamela (Bronagh Gallagher) falls pregnant after a drunken one-nighter, her already fractious relationship with teenage daughter Allegra (Lola Petticrew) comes under further strain. Might this finally be the wake-up call she needs? Will the frost between mother and daughter begin to thaw? The answers aren't hard to guess in a predictable comedydrama that's a little short on big laughs. Yet it's convincingly played by its two terrific leads, while the barbed arguments carry enough sting that its soft-centred conclusion, contrived as it is, feels well earned.

gloc-9May 23, 2023

It's a lovely movie, very good actors and enjoyable to watch.

roymaulukaNov 22, 2022

Just chanced upon this on SBS World Movies (Australia). Really glad I did, it was instantly enjoyable. A story we've more or less all seen before, but the Irish just seem to have a knack of doing these things really well. Great performances by the two lead actors.

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