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The Fault in Our Stars

Play trailer Poster for The Fault in Our Stars PG-13 Released Jun 6, 2014 2h 6m Romance Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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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.
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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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Wendy Ide The 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 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 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 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 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 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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Dennis T A chick Flick that even men could enjoy, movie made me sob with that ending Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/16/25 Full Review Faiz D I truly enjoyed this film. The cast did a wonderful job. The settings were beautiful. The writing was good. Everything just fit into place. I especially enjoy films that make the audience feel something. A film that inspires people, or makes them believe in something. This film did exactly that. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/13/25 Full Review Alexander T Such a great movie. Very sad, but amazing. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/01/25 Full Review Oaklee D A heart warming and heart breaking film Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/13/25 Full Review Ayden C She is chopped af when i thought she was gonna be hot and so was the guy both pretty chopped but the book is fire Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/19/25 Full Review Rachael B The Fault In Our Stars written by John Green I have read the book and watch the movie The Fault In Our Stars directed by Josh Boone. The Fault In Our Stars is a story of a 17 year old girl named Hazel Grace who has lung cancer and falls in love with a boy named Augustus Waters. They go traveling and Augustus gets sick and dies sooner than they thought. I would recommend the book just because there is more information than the movie. The main character was Hazel Grace and she was a 17 year old girl that had lung cancer. She didn't look like what I thought she was in the book to the movie. In the movie she has a boy haircut and dresses like an older woman, and in the book she has brown hair, green eyes and a boy haircut. In the book and movie she goes to a support group and tells everyone about herself and what she has. This evidence proves that in the book it was better because it gave more information about Hazel being sick and she going to support groups etc.. One part that wasn't in the book was when in Amsterdam they were in the room after Anne Franks house and then they had sexual encounters and Hazel said ” I love you so much Augustus Water ” and Augustus said “ I love you so much Hazel Grace.” I think it made me understand the movie more. It changed the storyline because it showed that young adults can do what they want. I wouldnt recommend this book because it made it less innocent relationship. One part that wasn’t in the movie was when Hazel and her friend Kaitlyn went to the mall and Kaitlyn texted Hazel “Awesomesause happy half birthday” and before meeting Hazel at the mall then they went shopping and Hazel hasn’t seen her in a bit and then Kaitlyn said “ I have to see you more often darling”, then Kaitlyn meeting Hazel at the mall. I think this made me understand the friendship better with some that sick and someone that not sick and has good health. I don’t think it affected the story line. I recommend the book because it give the people the little details I think that people should read the book instead of watching the movie ecause the book has a lot more detail then the movie, also the book had all the little details. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/06/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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