Variety
This bittersweet ode to the moment of childhood's end builds quietly to a pitch-perfect finale.
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The Spectacular Now
The writers of (500) Days of Summer and the director of the acclaimed indie drama Smashed bring this coming-of-age comedy about a charming drunk of a high school senior whose live-in-the-now philosophy is challenged upon meeting the not-so-typical 'nice girl'. Special Jury Prize winner at Sundance Film Festival 2013.
Sutter Keely (Miles Teller, 21 & Over) is the life of the party, loves his job at a men’s clothing store, and has no plans for the future. A budding alcoholic, he’s never far from his supersized, whisky-fortified thirst-master cup. But after being dumped by his girlfriend, Sutter gets drunk and wakes up on a lawn with Aimee Finicky (Shailene Woodley, The Descendants) hovering over him. She’s different: the 'nice girl' who reads science fiction and doesn’t have a boyfriend. While Amy has dreams of a future, Sutter lives in the impressive delusion of a spectacular now.
Less2013Rating: M, Mature themes, sex scenes and coarse language95 minsUSA
ComedyDrama
- Director:
- James Ponsoldt ('Smashed', 'Off the Black')
- Writer:
- Scott NeustadterMichael H Weber
- Cast:
- Miles TellerShailene WoodleyMary Elizabeth WinsteadJennifer Jason LeighBrie LarsonKyle ChandlerBob OdenkirkKaitlyn Dever
The Spectacular Now | Awards
Special Jury Prize winner at Sundance Film Festival 2013.
The Spectacular Now | Reviews
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The New York Times
Ably charts a journey through the high stakes of adolescence, with both Sutter and Mr. Teller showing great promise.
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Roger Ebert
Here is a lovely film about two high school seniors who look, speak and feel like real 18-year-old middle-American human beings. Do you have any idea how rare that is?
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Los Angeles Times
Culturally astute drama, spiked with enough comedy to make it splendidly intoxicating to watch.
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Hollywood Reporter
A sincere, refreshingly unaffected look at teenagers and their attitudes about the future.
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