The Spectacular Now

2013
15
1h 35m

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7.0/10

165K

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Coming-of-Age Teen Drama Teen Romance Drama Romance

A hard-partying high school senior's philosophy on life changes when he meets the not-so-typical "nice girl."A hard-partying high school senior's philosophy on life changes when he meets the not-so-typical "nice girl."A hard-partying high school senior's philosophy on life changes when he meets the not-so-typical "nice girl."

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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

165K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,709

973

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 9 wins & 32 nominations total

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Theatrical Trailer

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The Spectacular Now: First Kiss

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The Spectacular Now: First Kiss

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The Spectacular Now: First Meet

Featurette 2:00

Featurette

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The Spectacular Now: A Look Inside (Featurette)

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What Roles Has Shailene Woodley Missed Out On?

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Trivia
According to the director, he was worried that Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley wouldn't get along after he saw them interact at a lunch he arranged. Teller (who was late to meeting because he had been in Las Vegas with friends the night before) was outgoing and energetic, while Woodley, though amused by Teller, was quiet and for the most part kept to herself unless she was spoken to. After the lunch was over and the director was driving away, he noticed Woodley and Teller talking in the parking lot, but decided to leave them alone - he later found out that the two of them spent two hours talking and getting to know each other in the parking lot. Teller and Woodley are now close friends.

Goofs
When Bethany and Tara drive up next to Sutter and Ricky, a view from behind both cars reveals that they both have the same license plate number.

Quotes
Sutter: The best thing about now, is that there's another one tomorrow.

Connections
Featured in The 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards (2014)

Soundtracks
Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
Written by Joe Allison
Performed by Faron Young
Courtesy of Dominion Entertainment Inc.
Under license from Sony/ATV Music Publishing

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Featured review

A disappointing portrayal of troubled characters

This film tells the story of a high school student who parties and drinks hard. He meets a nice girl who is opposite of him, and they influence each other.

The film requires the main characters to be likable in order for viewers to care about them. Unfortunately, I do not care for either Sutter and Aimee. Sutter is an irresponsible young man, while Aimee's character is poorly developed to contrast Sutter. The events that happen in the film are either not engaging or dramatic enough. Even when Aimee gets hit by a car, there is little follow up on it. We do not get to see the emotional reactions of the people around her.

It tries to show the emotional baggage of the past and the difficulties in growing up. However, there is little depth in depicting the characters' psychological states. I find it disappointing.