Directed by:
James PonsoldtCinematography:
Jess HallComposer:
Rob SimonsenCast:
Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Brie Larson, Masam Holden, Dayo Okeniyi, Kyle Chandler, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Nicci Faires, Andre Royo, Bob Odenkirk (more)Plots(1)
With sly humor and an intensity of feeling, THE SPECTACULAR NOW (directed by James Ponsoldt) creates a vivid, three- dimensional portrait of youth confronting the funny, thrilling and perilous business of modern love and adulthood. This is the tale of Sutter Keely (Miles Teller), a high school senior and effortless charmer, and of how he unexpectedly falls in love with "the good girl" Aimee Finecky (Shailene Woodley). 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. The film was written by Scott Neustadter and Michael Weber (500) DAYS OF SUMMER and also features wonderful supporting turns from Brie Larson, Kyle Chandler, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. (A24)
(more)Cast
![Miles Teller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/429/166429253_890976.jpg)
Miles Teller
USA
Best movies:
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Whiplash (2014)
Only the Brave (2017)
![Shailene Woodley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/043/164043596_4b5edb.jpg)
Shailene Woodley
USA
Best movies:
The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
Snowden (2016)
To Catch a Killer (2023)
![Brie Larson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/437/164437901_d4704b.jpg)
Brie Larson
USA
Best movies:
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Room (2015)
Short Term 12 (2013)
![Masam Holden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188037_ec5272.jpg)
Masam Holden
USA
Best movies:
Me & Earl & the Dying Girl (2015)
Terra (2007)
The Spectacular Now (2013)
![Dayo Okeniyi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/715/161715524_271f4d.jpg)
Dayo Okeniyi
Nigeria
Best movies:
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) - a.f.
Fresh (2022)
Rise (2022)
![Kyle Chandler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274972_f4ac75.jpg)
Kyle Chandler
USA
Best movies:
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Argo (2012)
North and South (1985) (series)
![Jennifer Jason Leigh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/072/165072646_d47744.jpg)
Jennifer Jason Leigh
USA
Best movies:
Who Cares a Lot?: The Greatest Videos (1999) (music video)
Road to Perdition (2002)
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
![Nicci Faires](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/494/494664_9c9fa1.jpg)
Nicci Faires
USA
Best movies:
Last Vegas (2013)
The Spectacular Now (2013)
![Andre Royo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/130/515/130515207_2ed541.jpg)
Andre Royo
USA
Best movies:
All the Invisible Children (2005)
Beautiful Boy (2018)
To Leslie (2022)
![Bob Odenkirk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/492/160492956_05a502.jpg)
Bob Odenkirk
USA
Best movies:
Nobody (2021)
Incredibles 2 (2018)
Little Women (2019)
![Mary Elizabeth Winstead](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/126/164126971_650fe7.jpg)
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
USA
Best movies:
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Bobby (2006)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
![Levi Miller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/549/159549763_1c8689.jpg)
Levi Miller
Australia
Best movies:
Red Dog: True Blue (2016)
The Spectacular Now (2013)
Better Watch Out (2016)
![Kaitlyn Dever](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/748/163748099_e01913.jpg)
Kaitlyn Dever
USA
Best movies:
Dopesick (2021) (series)
Short Term 12 (2013)
Men, Women & Children (2014)
![Gary Weeks](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/444/444420_502680.jpg)
Gary Weeks
West Germany
Best movies:
Sully (2016)
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Five Feet Apart (2019)
![Thomas McDonell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/452/452493_b5b657.jpg)
Thomas McDonell
USA
Best movies:
The Spectacular Now (2013)
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
Dark Shadows (2012)
![E. Roger Mitchell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/744/164744650_d201dc.jpg)
E. Roger Mitchell
USA
Best movies:
Sully (2016)
The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
American Made (2017)
Alex D'Lerma
Best movies:
The Spectacular Now (2013)
Mirror Wars: Reflection One (2005)
Red Sky (2014)
Doug Haley
Best movies:
The Spectacular Now (2013)
The Babysitter (2017)
Thinspiration (2014) (TV movie)
Nico Ford
Best movies:
The Spectacular Now (2013)
Sinister 2 (2015)
Wanda Morganstern
Best movies:
The Spectacular Now (2013)
St. Agatha (2018)