Movie Story : Lady Bird (2017) is a drama-comedy about Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson, a headstrong, opinionated, and artistic 17-year-old navigating her last year of high school in Sacramento. As she dreams of escaping to college, her tense relationship with her mother and the life she has known are pushed under the microscope. Her journey toward adulthood is marked by growing pains, self-discovery, and a reassessment of the people closest to her.