Five Feet Apart

Name: Five Feet Apart
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: March 15, 2019
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 53
Cast: Ariana Guerra, Brett Austin Johnson, Cecilia Leal, Claire Forlani, Cole Sprouse

2019

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Lionsgate | Release Date: March 15, 2019

Starring: Ariana Guerra, Brett Austin Johnson, Cecilia Leal, Claire Forlani, Cole Sprouse, Cynthia Evans, Emily Foxler, Gary Weeks, Haley Lu Richardson, Ivy Dubreuil, Jim Gleason, Kaleb Williams, Keianna Nutley, Kimberly Hebert Gregory, Michael McQuillan, Moises Arias, Parminder Nagra, Phillip Mullings Jr., Rebecca Chulew, Sue-Lynn Ansari, Toney Chapman Steele, Trina LaFargue

Summary: Stella Grant (Haley Lu Richardson) is every bit a seventeen-year-old...she's attached to her laptop and loves her best friends. But unlike most teenagers, she spends much of her time living in a hospital as a cystic fibrosis patient. Her life is full of routines, boundaries and self-control - all of which is put to the test when she meetsStella Grant (Haley Lu Richardson) is every bit a seventeen-year-old...she's attached to her laptop and loves her best friends. But unlike most teenagers, she spends much of her time living in a hospital as a cystic fibrosis patient. Her life is full of routines, boundaries and self-control - all of which is put to the test when she meets an impossibly charming fellow CF patient named Will Newman (Cole Sprouse). There's an instant flirtation, though restrictions dictate that they must maintain a safe distance between them. As their connection intensifies, so does the temptation to throw the rules out the window and embrace that attraction. Further complicating matters is Will's potentially dangerous rebellion against his ongoing medical treatment. Stella gradually inspires Will to live life to the fullest, but can she ultimately save the person she loves when even a single touch is off limits?… Expand

Director: Justin Baldoni

Genre(s): Drama, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 116 min

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31	#31 Most Discussed Movie of 2019
14	#14 Most Shared Movie of 2019

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Los Angeles Times - Katie Walsh

Mar 14, 2019

The cystic fibrosis-themed romantic drama Five Feet Apart feels like a real evolution in the sick teen movie genre, because it’s actually a great movie that just happens to be about sick teens, and it doesn’t condescend or try to cheer up anyone. Read full review

Entertainment Weekly - Chris Nashawaty

Mar 14, 2019

It’s just another three-hankie teen weepie, albeit one with the saving grace of another excellent Haley Lu Richardson performance that gooses the film just past serviceable into the realm of slightly better than average. Read full review

Movie Nation - Roger Moore

Mar 19, 2019

Five Feet Apart sinks or swims on the couple cast to run the show here, and Richardson is an open-hearted wonder, a human empathy machine. We connect with her in a heartbeat, even though she’s a “type” playing a “type.” Read full review

Variety - Andrew Barker

Mar 14, 2019

Fresh off of memorable supporting parts in “The Edge of Seventeen” and “Support the Girls,” Richardson gives a star turn every bit as charismatic and assured as the film is formulaic and forgettable, bringing soul, style and nuance to a character that could have easily been a condescending caricature. Read full review

Washington Post - Michael O'Sullivan

Mar 15, 2019

Full disclosure: I am so not the target demographic for Five Feet Apart, a mushy, three-hankie weeper that is aimed squarely between the eyes of every 15-year-old girl. Read full review

Arizona Republic - Bill Goodykoontz

Mar 14, 2019

It’s a weird little genre, the sick-teen romance. “Five Feet Apart” winds up as just a pedestrian entry in it, because it tries way too hard on the melodrama front. Being a teenager is difficult enough. Being a sick teenager is presumably that much harder. Being a teenager in “Five Feet Apart” means suffering from something else, in addition: overkill. And that’s deadly. Read full review

The Playlist - Ally Johnson

Mar 14, 2019

On paper, Five Feet Apart has all of the components to fit squarely into the sub-genre of films that have come before it. In execution, the teen romance never packs the emotional wallop it so obviously, self-satisfyingly, believes it does. Read full review

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cynthiasmovies

Mar 16, 2019

This film is so moving and beautiful! It raises awareness for cystic fibrosis, and also inspires the audience to live life to the fullest and not take anything or anyone for granted. Truly beautiful film!