Overview
A poignant tale of love that defies the odds, even when distance is a necessity.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- wistful
- tender
- melodramatic
- emotional movie night
- date night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the lead performances affecting, especially Haley Lu Richardson's, but considered the teen romance formulaic and overly mawkish.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Stella and Will can develop intimacy only while maintaining a medically mandated distance because both have cystic fibrosis.
Hospital routines, treatment decisions, and the risks of cystic fibrosis determine the couple's choices and stakes.
The teenage protagonists experience flirting, dating, and emotional discovery while ordinary physical contact is forbidden.
Stella spends most of her life inside a hospital, and the ward functions as the characters' social and emotional world.
Films like Five Feet Apart, and why
The Fault in Our Stars
teen romance shaped by terminal illness, emotional vulnerability, and the pressure of limited time
Everything, Everything
young adult romantic drama pairing sincere attraction with illness, grief, and bittersweet emotional stakes
Me Before You
melodramatic forbidden romance centered on young people confronting serious illness and separation
Movie Details
- Director
- Justin Baldoni
- Release Date
- 2019-03-14
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rating
- 8.2 / 10 (5992)
Cast
- Haley Lu Richardson
- Cole Sprouse
- Moisés Arias
- Kimberly Hébert Gregory
- Parminder Nagra
- Claire Forlani
- Emily Baldoni
- Gary Weeks
- Cynthia Evans
- Brett Austin Johnson
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Five Feet Apart about?
- Two hospitalized teenagers with cystic fibrosis fall in love while a life-preserving distance rule makes closeness dangerously impossible.
- What is Five Feet Apart like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Five Feet Apart as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Five Feet Apart violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Five Feet Apart.
- What did critics think of Five Feet Apart?
- Critics broadly found the lead performances affecting, especially Haley Lu Richardson's, but considered the teen romance formulaic and overly mawkish.
- Which films are like Five Feet Apart?
- Films with a similar feel include The Fault in Our Stars, Everything, Everything, and Me Before You.
- How long is Five Feet Apart?
- Five Feet Apart runs 116 minutes.
- Where can I watch Five Feet Apart?
- In United States, Five Feet Apart streams on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel.
