The Spectacular Now fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply romantic and moving
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, growing up, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Spectacular Now is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply romantic and moving
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's deeply romantic, moving, and melancholic. Much of it is about growing up and family.
Everyday modern life, growing up, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, growing up, and family. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
The performances, characters, and direction stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Spectacular Now is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 80/100 (IMDb 7, Rotten Tomatoes 92%, and Metacritic 82). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: sexual content, strong language, and drug use.
1 h 35 min
The Spectacular Now runs 1 h 35 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate The Spectacular Now higher (87) than audiences (75). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes. It cost about $3 million to make and earned $7 million worldwide, 2.7 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+27GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Spectacular Now in 41 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 48 storytelling tropes for The Spectacular Now, including Dismotivation, The Charmer, Growing Up Sucks.
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