| Cast |
Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Brie Larson, Masam Holden, Dayo Okeniyi, Kyle Chandler |
| Director |
James Ponsoldt |
| Screenplay | Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber, from the novel by Tim Tharp |
| Music | Rob Simonsen |
| Cinematography | Jess Hall |
| Editing | Darrin Navarro |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| SA distributor | Ster-Kinekor |
| Made in | 2013 |
| Produced by | Andrew Lauren Productions, 21 Laps Entertainment, Global Produce |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report | CommonSenseMedia Report
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| Suggested age limit 16 + |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Die Burger Anél Viktor  Ongewone resep vir tienerfliek | 15 |  |
| ScreenIt C. Fuchs Although it might not be a crowd pleaser along the lines of (500) Days of Summer, the film does feel like a slice of real life featuring teens on the verge of figuring out their place in the world. | 14 | |
| Metacritic.com 42 critics | 16 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 145 critics | 16 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer The Spectacular Now is an adroit, sensitive film that avoids typical coming-of-age story trappings. | 18 | |
| Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics   | 15 | |
| CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation | 15 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 32268 Netizens A high school romance with more emotion and truth than any other | 15 | |
Average .. 78% | 16 | |