Juno

One of the brightest, funniest comedies of the year. Ellen Page stars as Juno, a witty teenage girl whose boredom doesn’t lead her to the mall. Instead, she makes a one-time trip into the arms of her best friend Paulie. When Juno discovers that she’s pregnant she’s forced to grow up fast as she tries to find adoptive parents for her quickly growing child. JUNO has many qualities – Page’s awardworthy performance, a pitch-perfect soundtrack, excellent direction from Jason Reitman – but it’s the screenwriting debut of writer Cody Diablo that makes this such a winning film.