The Spectacular Now

2013 "Hits You Like A Shot In The Heart."

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The Spectacular Now

7 | 1h35m | R | en | Drama

Sutter, 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.

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7 | 1h35m | R | en | More Info

Released: September. 13,2013 | Released Producted By: 21 Laps Entertainment , Andrew Lauren Productions Country: Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://spectacularnowmovie.com/

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Genre

Drama , Comedy , Romance

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The Spectacular Now (2013) is now streaming with subscription on HBO Max

Cast

Miles Teller , Shailene Woodley , Masam Holden

Director

Linda Sena

Producted By

21 Laps Entertainment

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Miles Teller

as Sutter Keely

Paper Tiger Michael Eternity The Gorge The Offer Spiderhead Top Gun: Maverick Too Old to Die Young Thank You for Your Service Only the Brave

Shailene Woodley

as Aimee Finecky

UNABOMBER Ocean Dreams Motor City Three Women Killer Heat Hope in the Water Materia Viva Dumb Money Robots To Catch a Killer

Masam Holden

as Ricky Mehlinger

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl The Spectacular Now Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Forgotten Pills Under Pressure Miracle at Sage Creek Marty

Linda Sena

Production Design

Jess Royal

Set Decoration

Jess Hall

Director of Photography

Paul Varrieur

Second Unit Director of Photography

Peggy Stamper

Costume Design

Moe Coles

Hair Department Head

Caprice Green

Key Hairdresser

Gindy Martin

Key Makeup Artist

Denise Tunnell

Makeup Department Head

Scott Dale

Stunt Coordinator

Marcelle Coletti

Stunt Double

Andy Rusk

Stunt Double

James Ponsoldt

Director

Nicolas Harvard

First Assistant Director

Rico Savage

Second Assistant Director

Nicolas Harvard

Second Unit Director

Matthew Medlin

Second Unit First Assistant Director

Darrin Navarro

Editor

Josh M. Allen

Gaffer

Katie Willard Troebs

Associate Producer

The Spectacular Now Audience Reviews

Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Glucedee It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

ChampDavSlim The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

Beulah Bram A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

sisternuni Main character drinks and drinks and encourages others to do the same with no real consequences. I found the story flat. Watched it for the actors (and the high rating on IMDB), but they couldn't lift it up. Disappointed.

merelyaninnuendo The Spectacular NowThe premise is somewhat familiar and seems like your typical teenage movie stuff, but as it ages on screen, it grows into this mature character driven feature that contradicts its tone. The first half of it is slow, mushy-gushy and spends its time on setting the plot and the characters' track. There are few inedible clauses in here but if neglecting and moving past it, it offers much more than a romantic genre usually does. It is shot beautifully when it focuses on its love track and is perfectly balanced on the dark and light aspects of it; especially in its last act. James Ponsoldt has done a decent work on executing this uneven and unsettled feature but it definitely could have edited better and improved on some other technical aspects too. The performance is where the wheel gets stuck as its lead characters (Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley) are not in their A game whilst the supporting cast (Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Brie Larson) is far better. The Spectacular Now is spectacular on terms of its unpredictability as it laughs over the expectation of the audience which it outgrows by a major margin.

Dominic LeRose Most stories revolving around suburban high school life all pretty much go the same direction. "The Spectacular Now" is a revelation in coming-of-age cinema that has a powerful take on growing up and accepting oneself for who they are. Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley are pitch perfect and work beautifully together, creating a bond audiences not only can invest in, but truly care for, making the film work on so many different levels. This is a film ever high schooler should see and learn from. It's an honest look at the awkward stage in ones life called high school in which no one is really sure what they're meant to do or where they're going, and where we rely on others to get us through the day and guide us through life. "The Spectacular Now" captures that and delivers excellent results.

Lele After 5 minutes I gave up and turned the movie off. I thought it was all about this teen parties things, womanizers and so on. But after reading more about, I gave it a second chance and... wow... I cried all the time!I am 60 and I knew exactly what they were talking about: as a teacher, as a father as a former teenager everything is fine in this movie and Shailene does not die... Isn't it wonderful?