Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- melancholic
- poignant
- intimate
- rainy day
- emotional movie night
What critics said
Critics found the film an uneven but effective teen weepie, praising its central performances while faulting its reliance on familiar clichés.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Tessa compiles a catalogue of ordinary teenage milestones and deliberately sets out to complete them after her diagnosis.
Tessa is seventeen and must navigate first love, sexuality, family conflict, and independence under a terminal prognosis.
Tessa's relationship with her new neighbor Adam is not part of her list but becomes her most exhilarating experience.
The film combines a teenager's terminal illness with first love, family fear, and a deliberately tearful emotional register.
Films like Now Is Good, and why
The Fault in Our Stars
shared teen romance, terminal illness, sentimental drama, and emotionally cathartic tone
A Walk to Remember
shared young adult romance, illness-centered melodrama, and tearjerker appeal
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
shared coming-of-age romance, family grief, and poignant treatment of mortality
Movie Details
- Director
- Ol Parker
- Release Date
- 2012-09-19
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (1122)
Cast
- Dakota Fanning
- Jeremy Irvine
- Kaya Scodelario
- Olivia Williams
- Paddy Considine
- Edgar Canham
- Joe Cole
- Rose Leslie
- Franz Drameh
- Julia Ford
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- 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 Now Is Good about?
- A terminally ill teenager turns her remaining time into a daring bucket list, only to discover that unexpected love matters more than planned milestones.
- What is Now Is Good like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Now Is Good as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Now Is Good violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Now Is Good.
- What did critics think of Now Is Good?
- Critics found the film an uneven but effective teen weepie, praising its central performances while faulting its reliance on familiar clichés.
- Which films are like Now Is Good?
- Films with a similar feel include The Fault in Our Stars, A Walk to Remember, and Me and Earl and the Dying Girl.
- How long is Now Is Good?
- Now Is Good runs 103 minutes.
- Where can I watch Now Is Good?
- In United States, Now Is Good is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
