Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Why this pick
Like Now Is Good, it faces terminal illness through teenage friendship and first-love uncertainty, but balances its aching emotion with playful, handmade visual invention.
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Why this pick
Like Now Is Good, it faces terminal illness through teenage friendship and first-love uncertainty, but balances its aching emotion with playful, handmade visual invention.
Why this pick
Its young romance finds wit, tenderness, and ordinary joy under the shadow of serious illness, matching the intimate, emotionally direct coming-of-age feeling of Now Is Good.
Why this pick
A heartfelt family drama about illness, autonomy, and the difficult choices surrounding a young life; it shares Now Is Good’s tearful, sincere emotional register.
Why this pick
This is another intimate teen romance shaped by medical limits, emphasizing the longing for connection and small acts of independence that give Now Is Good its pull.
Why this pick
A guarded high-school girl is drawn into a spontaneous relationship that gradually becomes more emotionally fragile, echoing Now Is Good’s mix of youthful risk-taking and sadness.
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01 / THE STORY
Tessa, a teen with terminal acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and her best friend Zoey fulfills an undisclosed Kick the bucket before her impending death. One night, both attempt to engage in sex with their partner.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

Tessa Scott

Adam

Zoey Walker

Scott

Fiona

Tommy
Sally

Phillippa