Five Feet Apart
Teens

Five Feet Apart

Best from age 13 · PG-13 · 2019 · 116 min

Five Feet Apart

Seventeen-year-old Stella, a cystic fibrosis patient, meets Will, another patient with the same illness. Despite strict rules requiring them to maintain distance, their connection deepens, challenging them to choose between following guidelines and their growing feelings.

What's in it

0 = none · 10 = intense

Violence & peril

Mild

2/10

Language

Mild

2/10

Drinking, drugs & smoking

Mild

1/10

Romance & sensuality

Moderate

3/10

Scary moments

Mild

2/10

Heads up

  • Deals with a serious chronic illness.
  • Emotional intensity around life and death.
  • Some moments of medical distress.

Models well

  • Empathy and understanding
  • Resilience in adversity
  • Importance of human connection
  • Living life to the fullest

Talk about it after

  • Discuss the challenges of chronic illness.
  • How do characters cope with difficult situations?
  • The balance between safety and personal desire.
  • What does "star-crossed lovers" mean in this context?
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