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The Spectacular Now

Sutter Keely lives in the now. It's a good place for him. A high school senior, charming and self-possessed, he's 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, whiskey-fortified thirst-master cup. But after being dumped by his girlfriend, Sutter gets drunk and wakes up on a lawn with Aimee Finecky hovering over him. She's different: the "nice girl" who reads science fiction and doesn't have a boyfriend. While Aimee has dreams of a future, Sutter lives in the impressive delusion of a spectacular now, yet somehow, they're drawn together. Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Drama, Romance), release year 2013, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

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Story of The Spectacular Now

Sutter Keely lives in the now. It's a good place for him. A high school senior, charming and self-possessed, he's 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, whiskey-fortified thirst-master cup. But after being dumped by his girlfriend, Sutter gets drunk and wakes up on a lawn with Aimee Finecky hovering over him. She's different: the "nice girl" who reads science fiction and doesn't have a boyfriend. While Aimee has dreams of a future, Sutter lives in the impressive delusion of a spectacular now, yet somehow, they're drawn together.

Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Drama, Romance), release year 2013, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

Title facts

  • Type Movie
  • Release year 2013
  • Released 13 Sep 2013
  • Runtime 95 minutes
  • Content rating R
  • IMDb rating IMDb 7.0/10 from 167,713 votes
  • Metascore 82/100
  • Genres Drama, Romance
  • Languages English
  • Countries United States

Cast

Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Kyle Chandler

Direction and writing

Directed by: James Ponsoldt

Written by: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber, Tim Tharp

Awards and recognition

9 wins & 32 nominations total

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