Movies Like Now Is Good (2012)

Now Is Good is a 2012 drama, romance film from Ol Parker with a MovieMagicScore of 7.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Fault in Our Stars and A Walk to Remember.

Drama Romance

The Fault in Our Stars

2014

Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a patient named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten.

7.6

MagicScore

A Walk to Remember

2002

When the popular, restless Landon Carter is forced to participate in the school drama production, he falls in love with Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of the town's minister. Jamie has a "to-do" list for her life, as well as a very big secret she must keep from Landon.

7.8

MagicScore

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

2012

After the birth of Renesmee, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi.

6.5

MagicScore

If I Stay

2014

Mia Hall, a talented young cellist, thought the most difficult decision she would ever have to make would be whether to pursue her musical dreams at prestigious Juilliard or follow her heart to be with the love of her life, Adam, a rock singer/guitarist. However, a car wreck changes everything in an instant, and now Mia's life hangs in the balance. Suspended between life and death, Mia faces a choice that will decide her future.

7.4

MagicScore

Before I Fall

2017

Samantha Kingston has everything. Then, everything changes. After one fateful night, she wakes up with no future at all. Trapped into reliving the same day over and over, she begins to question just how perfect her life really was.

7.0

MagicScore

After Everything

2018

When Elliot, a brash 23-year-old living carefree in New York City, meets the sensible Mia and receives a damning diagnosis all in the same week, his world is turned completely upside down. But as their love blossoms amidst the chaos of his treatment, they discover that Elliot's illness is not the real test of their relationship – it's everything else.

6.6

MagicScore

The Bucket List

2007

Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers are worlds apart. At a crossroads in their lives, they share a hospital room and discover they have two things in common: a desire to spend the time they have left doing everything they ever wanted to do and an unrealized need to come to terms with who they are. Together they embark on the road trip of a lifetime, becoming friends along the way and learning to live life to the fullest, with insight and humor.

7.2

MagicScore

Art of Falling in Love

2019

A spirited artist with a mysterious bucket list gets a commission to paint a mural on a new hospital wing in a charming community. When she finds herself falling for the handsome architect designing the addition, she must decide if she can trust him with her list, and the painful memory behind it, or if he’ll break her heart and prove that it’s better to be alone than to be close to someone who will leave.

6.5

MagicScore

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

2015

Greg is coasting through senior year of high school as anonymously as possible, avoiding social interactions like the plague while secretly making spirited, bizarre films with Earl, his only friend. But both his anonymity and friendship threaten to unravel when his mother forces him to befriend a classmate with leukemia.

7.5

MagicScore

#10

Close to the Horizon

2019

Jessica knows exactly what her life is supposed to look like and where it takes her. But then she meets Danny. He has a complicated past and could confuse all their plans. Jessica has to decide.

7.8

MagicScore

#11

You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah

2023

Stacy and Lydia are BFFs who've always dreamed about having epic bat mitzvahs. But things start to go comically awry when a popular boy and middle school drama threatens their friendship and their rite of passage.

6.4

MagicScore

#12

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas

2018

After his classmate and crush is diagnosed with a pancreatic disease, an average high schooler sets out to make the most of her final days.

8.2

MagicScore

#13

The Life List

2025

When her mother sends her on a quest to complete a teenage bucket list, a young woman uncovers family secrets, finds romance — and rediscovers herself.

7.0

MagicScore

#14

Love, Simon

2018

Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he's fallen for online.

8.0

MagicScore

#15

Flipped

2010

When Juli meets Bryce in the second grade, she knows it's true love. After spending six years trying to convince Bryce the same, she's ready to give up - until he starts to reconsider.

8.0

MagicScore

#16

Three Steps Above Heaven

2010

Story of two young people who belong to different worlds. It is the chronicle of a love improbable, almost impossible but inevitable dragging in a frantic journey they discover the first great love. Babi is a girl from upper-middle class that is educated in goodness and innocence . Hache is a rebellious boy, impulsive, unconscious, has a appetite for risk and danger embodied in endless fights and illegal motorbike races, the limit of common sense

7.7

MagicScore

#17

All the Bright Places

2020

Two teens facing personal struggles form a powerful bond as they embark on a cathartic journey chronicling the wonders of Indiana.

7.6

MagicScore

#18

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

2023

Two teenage Mexican-American loners in 1987 El Paso explore a new, unusual friendship and the difficult road to self-discovery.

7.5

MagicScore

#19

I Want You

2012

The sexy Gin is the new love of Hache, but this can not forget his former girlfriend, so the love triangle is inevitable.

7.5

MagicScore

#20

Turtles All the Way Down

2024

Aza confronts her potential for love, happiness, friendship, and hope while navigating an endless barrage of invasive, obsessive thoughts.

7.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Now Is Good?

The top films similar to Now Is Good by MovieMagicScore are The Fault in Our Stars (7.6), A Walk to Remember (7.8), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (6.5). Each shares drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Now Is Good worth watching?

Now Is Good holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.3/10 from 1,095 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Now Is Good?

Now Is Good (2012) is a drama, romance film directed by Ol Parker, starring Dakota Fanning, Jeremy Irvine, Kaya Scodelario.

Where can I find more recommendations like Now Is Good?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more drama recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Now Is Good

This ranked list pairs Now Is Good (2012), a drama and romance film from Ol Parker, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Dakota Fanning take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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