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Now Is Good

2012 · 103 min

A tender, heartbreaking coming-of-age story that balances the joy of first love with the weight of mortality, leaving you moved and reflective.

Tagline
Live every moment, love every minute
Overview
A girl dying of leukemia compiles a list of things she'd like to do before passing away. Topping the list is her desire to lose her virginity.
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • love
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Ol Parker
Written by
Ol Parker
Starring
Dakota Fanning, Jeremy Irvine, Kaya Scodelario, Olivia Williams, Paddy Considine, Edgar Canham, Joe Cole, Rose Leslie
Music
Dustin O'Halloran
Cinematography
Erik Wilson
Runtime
103 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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