Now and Then

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Now and Then

PG-13

Released Oct 20, 1995

1h 36m

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Drama

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Three strong women -- Roberta Martin (Rosie O'Donnell), Samantha Albertson (Demi Moore) and Tina Teeny Tercell (Melanie Griffith) -- return home to reunite with their childhood friend Chrissy DeWitt Williams (Rita Wilson) and see her through the end of her first pregnancy. The four lifelong friends share their memories of the unforgettable summer of 1970, the summer their innocent younger selves (Christina Ricci, Gaby Hoffmann, Thora Birch, Ashleigh Aston Moore) grew up.

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Anne Cohen

Refinery29

It's a pleasure watching these four legendary women interact.Moore's quirky neuroticism and amazing all-black wardrobe are a treat to watch.

Aug 27, 2018

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The adult actresses are completely superfluous to the movie, which is a contrived Stand by Me kind of story.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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USA Today

Now and Then is successful, but only now and then.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

The fashions and soundtrack are as iconic as the many standout scenes in a film that still resonates as deeply as it did thirty years ago.

Jun 14, 2025

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Mal Vincent

The Virginian-Pilot

Now and Then is rather obvious and predictable about its girls but it is thoroughly likable. There is a sensible balance between girlish wonder and the sense of impending adulthood.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 1, 2022

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Margaret A. McGurk

Cincinnati Enquirer

This would have been a more appealing movie with less Now and a lot more Then.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 19, 2021

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S. D

Legend's in a legendary movie 🍿 Was a key part of my childhood and the reason I taped a radio too my bike 🚲

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/04/25

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Stephen C

Funny in 1 hour and 36 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $27,100,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/02/25

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Grace W

One of the best coming of age films for girls. This movie is an absolute treasure.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/12/25

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Horror fan 4

A great movie. The younger cast steals the movie. Absolutely will be watching again. Tim Treakle

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/26/25

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Sonic H

It was meh, the grown up versions of the main cast didn't fit their characters. The "then" part of the movie was the best, besides one scene, I'm not normally a puritan when it comes to nudity, but child nudity and comments about said child's body is kinda where I draw the line if it isn't used for historical or educational purposes. The child nudity and weird comments about said boy's privates was a weird and icky choice by the director and writers to show and have in the script, could've been easily avoided with clever camera angles or just given them something like at least underwear to wear, idk how that part even was legal to film given this was made in the US. All in all, the film was meh, the "now" part of the movie and weird decisions made by the director drag this movie down and disrupt my enjoyment of the movie quite severely

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/16/24

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Michael S

A rewatch might be needed but I still thought that this was a pretty solid coming of age movie. I really adored the 70s aesthetic to it and the music choices fit perfectly. The young leading actresses are all fantastic too. The thing that I don't really like about it is definitely the "Now" scenes, they just drag this movie out.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/01/24

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Synopsis

Three strong women -- Roberta Martin (Rosie O'Donnell), Samantha Albertson (Demi Moore) and Tina Teeny Tercell (Melanie Griffith) -- return home to reunite with their childhood friend Chrissy DeWitt Williams (Rita Wilson) and see her through the end of her first pregnancy. The four lifelong friends share their memories of the unforgettable summer of 1970, the summer their innocent younger selves (Christina Ricci, Gaby Hoffmann, Thora Birch, Ashleigh Aston Moore) grew up.

Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Producer: Suzanne Todd, Demi Moore
Screenwriter: I. Marlene King
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: New Line Cinema, Moving Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 20, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $27.1M
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Surround

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