Five Feet Apart

Five Feet Apart (2019)

When life keeps you apart, fight for every inch.

Release:2019
Runtime:1h 56m
Country:United States
Director:Justin Baldoni
Language:English

Keywords

Forbidden LoveTerminal IllnessHospitalBest FriendFalling In LoveCystic FibrosisStar Crossed LoversFirst Date

Five Feet Apart rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.2/10· 96K votes
Rotten Tomatoes52%
Metacritic53%
TMDb8.2/10· 6K votes

With 52% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.2/10 on IMDb and 53/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About Five Feet Apart

Seventeen-year-old Stella spends most of her time in the hospital as a cystic fibrosis patient. Her life is full of routines, boundaries and self-control — all of which get put to the test when she meets Will, an impossibly charming teen who has the same illness. 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.

Cast of Five Feet Apart

  • Haley Lu Richardson

    Haley Lu Richardson

    as Stella Grant

  • Cole Sprouse

    Cole Sprouse

    as Will Newman

  • Moisés Arias

    Moisés Arias

    as Poe Ramírez

  • Kimberly Hébert Gregory

    Kimberly Hébert Gregory

    as Barbara

  • Parminder Nagra

    Parminder Nagra

    as Dr. Noor Hamid

  • Claire Forlani

    Claire Forlani

    as Meredith Newman

  • Cynthia Evans

    Cynthia Evans

    as Erin Grant

  • Gary Weeks

    Gary Weeks

    as Tom Grant

  • Sophia Bernard

    Sophia Bernard

    as Abby Grant

  • Emily Baldoni

    Emily Baldoni

    as Julie

  • Rebecca Chulew

    Rebecca Chulew

    as Doctor

  • Sue-Lynn Ansari

    Sue-Lynn Ansari

    as Nurse

Five Feet Apart facts

Budget
$7M
Box office
$92.6M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • Compelling forbidden romance with emotional depth and forbidden yearning
  • Strong dramatic tension built from health constraints and proximity rules
  • TMDB's higher score suggests resonant emotional storytelling for audiences

What the audience disliked

  • Critical consensus lower than audience scores indicates manipulative tone
  • Romance narrative may feel melodramatic or overly contrived at times

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