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Now Is Good

2012 · 103 min · Director: Ol Parker ★ IMDb 7 · 35,849 ratings

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Tessa is seventeen and passionate about life. Diagnosed with a terminal illness, she determines to use every moment, compiling a catalogue of what a normal teenager would experience, including losing her virginity and taking drugs, With the help of her best friend, Zoey, she sets the list into motion. And while her parents and brother each deals with their fear of losing her in their own way, Tessa explores a whole new world, determined to live every day as intensely as possible. Falling in love with her new neighbor, Adam, wasn't on the list, but this proves to be the most exhilarating experience of them all.

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Now Is Good (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Love 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

25%Love
  1. Love25%
  2. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Love, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Love and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Sadness
  • Love
  • Tension

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Love

Sadness
Love
Tension
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 18 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessLoveTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor45 %27 %17 %25 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Sadness49 %36 %21 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor44 %26 %20 %24 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Hope43 %16 %16 %28 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Humor46 %21 %19 %38 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Tension50 %31 %31 %38 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Love49 %33 %36 %25 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Humor46 %25 %25 %26 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Tension51 %30 %24 %38 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Love60 %46 %41 %41 %
52.5 %≈ 54′Sadness66 %54 %55 %45 %
57.5 %≈ 59′Love68 %46 %51 %53 %
62.5 %≈ 64′Tension66 %39 %45 %53 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Love65 %41 %54 %38 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Love70 %54 %66 %34 %
77.5 %≈ 80′Love79 %70 %68 %45 %
82.5 %≈ 85′Sadness87 %83 %68 %50 %
87.5 %≈ 90′Sadness91 %88 %76 %45 %
92.5 %≈ 95′Sadness93 %90 %85 %34 %
97.5 %≈ 100′Sadness95 %93 %88 %25 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Dakota Fanning

Tessa Scott

JA
Josef Altin

Kaya Scodelario

Zoey Walker

EC
Edgar Canham

Cal Scott

Joe Cole

Scott

RL
Rose Leslie

Fiona

FD
Franz Drameh

Tommy

JF
Julia Ford

Sally

Julian Wadham

Dr. Ryan

JA
Josef Altin

Jake

RA
Rakie Ayola

Phillippa

TK
Tom Kane

Paul

SB
Susan Brown

Shirley

SH
Sarah Hadland

Caroline

PB
Patrick Baladi

Richard

Kate Dickie

Doctor

Details

Directed by
Ol Parker
Written by
Ol Parker, Jenny Downham
Type
Movies
Released
2012
Runtime
103 min
Country
United Kingdom, France, United States
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 35,849 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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