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Now Is Good

Play trailer Poster for Now Is Good PG-13 2012 1h 43m Drama Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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Tessa (Dakota Fanning) makes a list of things she wants to do before she passes away from leukemia. Topping the list is her desire to lose her virginity.
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Donald Clarke Irish Times Sep 21, 2012
4/5
Is Now Is Good a great film? Almost certainly not. But its effectiveness is frightening. Bring whole sheaves of tissues. Go to Full Review Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard Sep 21, 2012
2/5
Presses the obvious buttons so hard that you feel totally manipulated. Go to Full Review Jessica Lambert Little White Lies Sep 20, 2012
2/5
As the two-dimensional Perfect Boyfriend, Irvine chases any sense of reality from the screen. Go to Full Review Joseph Walsh CineVue Aug 23, 2018
1/5
To be avoided at all costs, Now Is Good is in fact far from good, but instead a tiresome, often appalling drama with little or no honesty or tact. Go to Full Review Tracy Moore Common Sense Media May 6, 2014
4/5
Stunning tearjerker about teen cancer has mature themes. Go to Full Review Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com Jan 3, 2013
D+
Surprisingly harsh when it comes to the dented appeal of its lead character, the movie is a predictable drag, attempting to cozy up to its young adult literary origins in a decidedly tuneless fashion. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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charlotte b @RT85131864 Jun 22, 2025 i love this film it grips you at the heart and the tissues. See more Emanuel Ambrussala c @RT82650457 Sep 5, 2024 Desde 2016 que vi o filme ate agora nao supero a historia e tao especial e comovente um dos melhores filmes que ja vi See more steve d @RT35616104 Jun 16, 2020 Fanning was good the film was not. This kind of thing has been done to death. See more May 20, 2019 raw. no fairy tales or sugar coating. no apologies. See more Aug 11, 2018 i loved the layout of the movie. It was emotionally sad as it got to the end, nobody knows when your life can end. See more Oct 28, 2017 I loved this film, until it got to the end! I felt like I needed to see a little bit more of what happened after her passing? It felt like the ending was rushed and not really thought about. But otherwise the film was full of all the emotional rollercoaster scenes you needed for this type of genre! Would definitely recommend See more Read all reviews
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Ol Parker

Director

Dakota Fanning

Tessa Scott

Rose Leslie

Fiona

Olivia Williams

Mother

Kaya Scodelario

Zoey

Jeremy Irvine

Adam

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Movie Info

Synopsis Tessa (Dakota Fanning) makes a list of things she wants to do before she passes away from leukemia. Topping the list is her desire to lose her virginity.
Director
Ol Parker
Producer
Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, Richard Hewitt, Sarah Harvey
Screenwriter
Ol Parker
Production Co
Blueprint Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Drugs|Brief Strong Language|Mature Thematic Material|Sexuality)
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 8, 2013
Runtime
1h 43m
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