Movie · Drama · Romance

High school senior Sutter Keely is an effortless charmer and self-proclaimed "life of the party" who unexpectedly falls in love with the "nice girl" Aimee Fineky. While Aimee dreams of the future, Sutter lives in the now. And yet somehow, they're drawn together. What starts as an unlikely romance becomes a sharp-eyed, straight-up snapshot of the heady confusion and haunting passion of youth - one that doesn't look for tidy truths.

2013 · 1h 35m
Director James Ponsoldt

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The Spectacular Now

Drama

High school senior Sutter Keely is an effortless charmer and self-proclaimed "life of the party" who unexpectedly falls in love with the "nice girl" Aimee Fineky. While Aimee dreams of the future, Sutter lives in the now. And yet somehow, they're drawn together. What starts as an unlikely romance becomes a sharp-eyed, straight-up snapshot of the heady confusion and haunting passion of youth - one that doesn't look for tidy truths.

COMMON SENSE

Poignant teen drama doesn't shy away from alcohol or sex.

TOMATOMETER
Average 7.8
Reviews 170
Fresh 156
Rotten 14

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Studio
A24
Released
2013
Run Time
1 hr 35 min
Rated
R for alcohol use, language and some sexuality - all involving teens.
Region of Origin
United States
© 2013 Buena Vista International

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.