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Good girl Mary (Jena Malone) and her domineering best friend Hilary (Mandy Moore) are starting their senior year at the top of the social food chain at American Eagle Christian High School. Until Mary's boyfriend says he thinks he might be gay. And she's convinced she needs to do everything to help him. And ends up pregnant. As .. Read more

Starring	Jena Malone, Mandy Moore, Macaulay Culkin, Patrick Fugit
Director	Brian Dannelly
Genres	Comedy, Drama

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- Mild satire of religious fundamentalism that runs out of jokes at the halfway mark and, as if frightened of its own daring, retreats into a soggy sentimentality.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
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  - 2
  Excellent
  
  This is a great movie. Its funny, its tongue in cheek, and it doesnt take itself too seriously. Surprisingly, Mandy Moore ditches her slushy 'nobody lets me... read more »
  
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- 82047
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Christian
  - London
  - 16 Mar 2005 at 12:36
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- - 0
  - 0
  Could have been better
  
  This had the makings of a good film - challeneg religious extremism, a great supporting cast but it fails. It isnt really that funny and the fantastic Mary-... read more »
  
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- 895083
- - Randomfilmbuff
  - 327 reviews
  - London
  - 30 May 2010 at 21:30
- - 0
  - 0
  Saved
  
  I loved this.
  
  Mandy Moore as the holier than thou girl was excellent
  
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- - a customer
  - Bristol
  - 03 Dec 2009 at 11:18
- - 0
  - 0
  Coming-of-Age Tale
  
  The best thing about Saved is the characters; they are original and deliver some depth and challenge, albeit it in a humorous way. The story is engaging and ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Essex
  - 08 Apr 2009 at 09:26
- - 0
  - 0
  cliche
  
  this wasn't very imaginative, though it could begin some interesting discussion
  
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- - wilmar
  - 17 reviews
  - Ballymoney
  - 19 Feb 2009 at 21:23
- - 0
  - 0
  ouch
  
  Not a good story line at all.... didn't grab me. turned it off
  
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- 657880
- - a customer
  - London
  - 12 Nov 2008 at 14:08
- - 0
  - 0
  saved
  
  this is high school gone mad with the strict church but done in a way that was so funny i almost wet myself
  
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- - alano
  - 24 reviews
  - Port Glasgow
  - 22 Sep 2008 at 18:53
- - 0
  - 0
  Enjoyable
  
  I originally ordered this film as Mandy Moore is in it,but the lead role and the best actress in the film is Jena Malone, whom I'd never heard of before. I... read more »
  
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- - russianout
  - 21 reviews
  - Midlothian
  - 25 Jul 2008 at 21:33
- - 0
  - 0
  Corny Christianity
  
  This film was reasonably entertaining, but a fairly predictable, typical American teen comedy. I thought it would be more critical of religion, but just ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - UK
  - 07 Jun 2008 at 22:45
- - 1
  - 0
  Easy watching
  
  Fun, relaxing and humourous.
  
  Don't sit down to watch this with a straight face. Relax and enjoy
  
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- - a customer
  - Bolton
  - 17 Apr 2008 at 13:28
- - 1
  - 0
  Surprisingly good!
  
  I was expecting just another teen flick to be honest, but instead got some really quite witty comments on life in fundamental land. It's a surprisingly ... read more »
  
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  - Guildford
  - 14 Mar 2008 at 13:39
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- - 19
  - 2
  Excellent
  
  This is a great movie. Its funny, its tongue in cheek, and it doesnt take itself too seriously. Surprisingly, Mandy Moore ditches her slushy 'nobody lets me... read more »
  
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- 82047
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  - Christian
  - London
  - 16 Mar 2005 at 12:36
- - 10
  - 5
  Give this one a chance - Highly watchable
  
  Should appeal to Christians and non-Christians alike. The moral of the story is that no one is perfect and it is so easy to misjudge people and their ... read more »
  
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- - zubzubuk
  - ESSEX
  - 05 Mar 2005 at 22:28
- - 6
  - 1
  Normal teen comedy - with controversy
  
  ?Saved? acts as your normal teen comedy but adds controversy by setting it in a high school full of born again Christians. In this sense it has a similar feel ... read more »
  
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- - Samuel Tyler
  - Reading, England
  - 21 Apr 2005 at 14:20
- - 6
  - 3
  Unusually Funny
  
  This film is funny from start to finish. There's a sense of criticism of Christians in here, but I think of myself as Christian and didn't find it at ... read more »
  
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- - syriah
  - Enfield
  - 14 Mar 2005 at 11:31
- - 5
  - 0
  So-So
  
  Likeable enough teen drama (not really funny enough to be called a comedy), but the satire is so gentle as to be toothless. It wants to be radical but in ... read more »
  
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- 112542
- - OT
  - London
  - 09 Jun 2005 at 15:49
- - 5
  - 1
  Excellent
  
  A totally interesting, funny, and witty satire on the Christian way of life. The performances are substantial for a teen flick, but the script is smart and bold... read more »
  
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- 110665
- - a customer
  - England
  - 04 Jun 2005 at 13:58
- - 5
  - 2
  Entertaining
  
  I'm geninuely surprised that this film received poor reviews when in the cinema. It is certainly not your average teen movie; the extremism and belief that... read more »
  
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- - Gem
  - London, UK
  - 01 Apr 2005 at 01:23
- - 4
  - 0
  Very Surprising Funny Film
  
  What a great Movie , I found it very interesting the way religion could be such a big infulence on teenages .This film shows how it is, very funny and original... read more »
  
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- 110716
- - a customer
  - Bicester,england
  - 04 Jun 2005 at 16:29
- - 4
  - 1
  No bite for this teen comedy
  
  Rubbish. In teh climate of great films such as Mean Girls, etc, this curiosity arrived without any fanfare. And quite right it didn't get any too. No ... read more »
  
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- 104296
- - Christian
  - London, UK
  - 17 May 2005 at 17:38
- - 4
  - 1
  Saved
  
  Mary (Malone) comes from an ultra christian background and attends a school where christianity is the focus of the curriculum. When her boyfriend Dean tells her... read more »
  
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- - SAI81
  - 360 reviews
  - Tonbridge
  - 26 Mar 2007 at 00:17

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  Good girl Mary (Jena Malone) and her domineering best friend Hilary (Mandy Moore) are starting their senior year at the top of the social food chain at American Eagle Christian High School. Until Mary's boyfriend says he thinks he might be gay. And she's convinced she needs to do everything to help ...