The Fault in Our Stars

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The Fault in Our Stars

PG-13

Released Jun 6, 2014

2h 6m

Romance

Drama

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Jessica W

THE movie that made me fall in love with the movies! Touching, heartfelt, romantic, real. The film I stack against all others. Shai and Nat for life! :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/31/25

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Hao Ian L

It suffers from a tendency towards unnecessary literary pretension, where the end result is some awkward and questionable subplots, but otherwise a largely successful adaptation that delivers some earnest and emotionally honest portrayal of coming-of-age teenage love in the shadow of terminal illness, and that's what separates The Fault in Our Stars apart from the rest of the genre.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/09/25

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Andres M

es increiblmente hermosa y cruda es de esas peliculas que nos enseña a valorar la vida y que por mas que tengamos dificultades aprovechar y sacarle gusto a las pequeñeces

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/09/25

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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

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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

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Alexander T

Such a great movie. Very sad, but amazing.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/01/25

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Josh Boone

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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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