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81% Tomatometer 226 Reviews 85% Audience Score 100,000+ Ratings Hazel Grace Lancaster (Shailene Woodley), a 16-year-old cancer patient, meets and falls in love with Gus Waters (Ansel Elgort), a similarly afflicted teen from her cancer support group. Hazel feels that Gus really understands her. They both share the same acerbic wit and a love of books, especially Grace's touchstone, "An Imperial Affliction" by Peter Van Houten. When Gus scores an invitation to meet the reclusive author, he and Hazel embark on the adventure of their brief lives. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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Wise, funny, and heartbreaking without resorting to exploitation, The Fault In Our Stars does right by its bestselling source material.

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The Fault in Our Stars | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Wendy Ide Times (UK) The subject matter — a pair of teenage cancer sufferers meet and fall in love — could have been mawkish mush, but there’s a sharp, abrasive wit and anger that tempers the tear-jerking with humour. Feb 13, 2023 Full Review The Fault in Our Stars | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Rachel Fields Bitch Media The reason that The Fault in Our Stars works so well is that its main draw (the teenage love story) is tied so expertly to its emotional core (Hazel's relationship with her parents). Jan 21, 2021 Full Review The Fault in Our Stars | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Jim Slotek Toronto Sun The Fault In Our Stars could indeed become this generation's Love Story -- mildly implausible, but genuinely moving. Rated: 4/5 Jan 6, 2015 Full Review The Fault in Our Stars | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies It actually presents us with situations and a relationship that feels genuine yet uncertain because of the dark cloud hanging over it. Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 20, 2022 Full Review The Fault in Our Stars | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Richard Crouse Richard Crouse My biggest complaint about the whole experience was being splashed by the tears of my fellow moviegoers. Bring a towel. Rated: 3.5/5 Feb 1, 2021 Full Review The Fault in Our Stars | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Leigh Paatsch Herald Sun (Australia) The winning combo of the shamelessly melodramatic and the slyly mischievous that powers the movie owes much to yet another pitch-perfect lead performance from Woodley. Rated: 4/5 Nov 17, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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maijke v this movie made me cry so much but it was absolutely amazing and magical to see how even real life contributes to that of how it's not perfect and that you will always be remembered it touched a special place in my heart, to appreciate the values of life itself Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/17/24 Full Review Audience Member Still one of the best films of 2014! A decade later and this works so well with solid acting, a beautiful love story, and some amazing leads Based on the book by John Greene inspired by Julius Caesar and directed by Josh Boone starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort It's one of those cancer love stories we are very familiar with but the solid chemistry of its co-stars makes it difficult to turn away rather than coming off as a disease of the week movie Hazel is a young teenager diagnosed with lung cancer at a very young age and to her she's a grenade meaning she could blow up everyone's lives in an instant never knowing if she'll live a life without worrying about her health She's also never experienced true love All that changes when she meets Gus at a support group she's reluctant to go to Both of them hit it off very well slowly blooming into a cute romance Hazel also has this dream of meeting her favorite author of her favorite book in Germany and thanks to Gus it may be possible so she can finally understand the ending Hazel and Gus also have their buddy Issac who's reeling from a breakup I'm not gonna lie i did wipe my eyes from tears a few times The two leads have such incredible personalities and sell their relationship I absolutely loved the parents in this played by both Laura Dern and Sam Trammell, heck I wish they were in the movie more because they're so lovable The soundtrack is also very cool and when they go to Germany it's very uplifting The look of the film is also very crisp and clear Life doesn't have to be perfect for love to be extraordinary, it doesn't matter if you're loved by all only one person is enough, pain demands to be felt, cancer is one thing but two people falling for each other is so much stronger Boone and the cast make for a very heartfelt, heartbreaking, and effective love story that makes itself stand out from the typical films most viewers know And it isn't made to manipulate or exploit its subject matter Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/06/24 Full Review Hargie M While the film may have brought tears to my eyes more than once, it also left me with a profound sense of hope and gratitude for the beauty of life and love. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/10/24 Full Review LacosteTK N I Weeped Like a Baby, It Was The First Time Watching Such a Heartbreaking Romantic Story Since Titanic... This movie Is So Excellent It Makes It Difficult To Even Think About It Without Tears In My Eyes. I'm a Cinephile Because Of Masterpieces Like These Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/29/24 Full Review Ava S I have a lot of thoughts written in a notes document, but it's way too many for a rotten tomatoes reviewsolid 4 star movie it's greatedit: I can’t I’m sorry why th would I give this movie 4 stars Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/28/24 Full Review Katie Q It's sweet. A little cheesy, but it still makes me cry. I think Shailene did a great job. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/04/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Josh Boone Director Shailene Woodley Hazel Grace Lancaster Ansel Elgort Augustus Waters Willem Dafoe Peter Van Houten Nat Wolff Isaac Laura Dern Frannie Lancaster
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Synopsis Hazel Grace Lancaster (Shailene Woodley), a 16-year-old cancer patient, meets and falls in love with Gus Waters (Ansel Elgort), a similarly afflicted teen from her cancer support group. Hazel feels that Gus really understands her. They both share the same acerbic wit and a love of books, especially Grace's touchstone, "An Imperial Affliction" by Peter Van Houten. When Gus scores an invitation to meet the reclusive author, he and Hazel embark on the adventure of their brief lives.

Director
Josh Boone

Producer
Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen

Screenwriter
Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber

Distributor
20th Century Fox

Production Co
Temple Hill

Rating
PG-13 (Some Sexuality|Brief Strong Language|Thematic Elements)

Genre
Romance, Drama

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 6, 2014, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 4, 2016

Box Office (Gross USA)
$124.9M

Runtime
2h 6m
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