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Now Is Good

Now Is Good

Drama · Romance · 2012

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.

Movie details

Now Is Good

“Live every moment, love every minute”

2012 Drama · Romance 1h 43m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.3 / 10

Community rating

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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Now Is Good?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Ol Parker

Written by

Ol Parker

Dakota Fanning

Dakota Fanning

Tessa Scott

Jeremy Irvine

Jeremy Irvine

Adam

Kaya Scodelario

Kaya Scodelario

Zoey Walker

Olivia Williams

Olivia Williams

Mother

Paddy Considine

Paddy Considine

Father

Edgar Canham

Edgar Canham

Cal Scott

Joe Cole

Joe Cole

Scott

Court is in session

Put Now Is Good on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.