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Five Feet Apart
“When life keeps you apart, fight for every inch.”
20198.21h 56m
Overview
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.
Directed by Justin Baldoni
Written by Tobias Iaconis, Mikki Daughtry
Produced by Justin Baldoni, Cathy Schulman
Box OfficeBudget: $7.0MRevenue: $92.6M
Top Cast
Haley Lu Richardson
Stella Grant
Cole Sprouse
Will Newman
Moisés Arias
Poe Ramírez
Kimberly Hébert Gregory
Barbara
Parminder Nagra
Dr. Noor Hamid
Claire Forlani
Meredith Newman
Cynthia Evans
Erin Grant
Gary Weeks
Tom Grant
Sophia Bernard
Abby Grant
Emily Baldoni
Julie
Themes & Keywords
forbidden loveterminal illnesshospitalbest friendfalling in lovecystic fibrosisstar crossed loversfirst datetrue loveteenagerdramaticsentimentalromanticmelodramatic
About Five Feet Apart
Five Feet Apart is a romance, drama film released in 2019 exploring themes of forbidden love, terminal illness, hospital, best friend, falling in love, cystic fibrosis. Directed by Justin Baldoni, it stars Haley Lu Richardson, Cole Sprouse, Moisés Arias. 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.
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