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6.7Sutter, a popular party animal, unexpectedly meets the introverted Aimee after waking up on a stranger's lawn. As Sutter deals with the problems in his life and Aimee plans for her future beyond school, an unexpected romance blossoms between them.
Cast
- Miles Teller as Sutter Keely
- Shailene Woodley as Aimee Finecky
- Masam Holden as Ricky Mehlinger
- Kaitlyn Dever as Krystal Krittenbrink
- Brie Larson as Cassidy Roy
- Kyle Chandler as Tommy Keely
Themes
- based on novel or book
- alcoholism
- coming of age
- high school student
- based on young adult novel
- introspective
- teenager
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Ratings
IMDb
7/10
167,713 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
92%
Metacritic
82/100
- Year
- 2013
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 9 wins & 32 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- James Ponsoldt
- Screenplay by
- Scott Neustadter Michael H. Weber
- Based on
- The Spectacular Now , by Tim Tharp
- Produced by
- Tom McNulty Shawn Levy Andrew Lauren Michelle Krumm
- Starring
- Miles Teller Shailene Woodley Brie Larson Mary Elizabeth Winstead Bob Odenkirk Jennifer Jason Leigh Kyle Chandler
- Cinematography
- Jess Hall
- Edited by
- Darrin Navarro
- Music by
- Rob Simonsen
- Production companies
- 21 Laps Entertainment Andrew Lauren Productions Global Produce
- Distributed by
- A24
- Release dates
- January 18, 2013 ( 2013-01-18 ) ( Sundance ) August 2, 2013 ( 2013-08-02 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 95 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $2.5 million
- Box office
- $6.9 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- alcoholism
- Creator
- James Ponsoldt
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- James Ponsoldt
- Screenwriter
- Michael H. Weber
- Cast member
- Thomas McDonell
- Composer
- Rob Simonsen
- Producer
- Shawn Levy
- Cinematographer
- Jess Hall
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- Georgia
- Duration
- 95
- FilmAffinity ID
- 755970
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- a24films.com/films/the-spectacular-now
Show 5 more facts
- publication date
- 2013-01-18
- title
- The Spectacular Now
- distributed by
- Disney+
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 82/100
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Encyclopedic overview
The Spectacular Now is a 2013 American coming-of-age romantic drama film directed by James Ponsoldt, from a screenplay written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, based on the 2008 novel of the same name by Tim Tharp. It stars Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley as high-schoolers Sutter and Aimee, whose unexpected encounter leads to a romance blossoming between the two. Brie Larson, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Bob Odenkirk, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Kyle Chandler are featured in supporting roles.
The film premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, and was theatrically released in the United States on August 2, 2013 where it garnered critical acclaim and grossed over $6 million worldwide. It received two nominations at the 29th Independent Spirit Awards: Best Female Lead (for Woodley) and Best Screenplay.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “The Spectacular Now” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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