Turtles All the Way Down

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Turtles All the Way Down

PG-13

2024

1h 51m

Drama

Romance

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Turtles All the Way Down tackles anxiety through its 17-year-old protagonist, Aza Holmes. It's not easy being Aza, but she's trying... trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, and a good student, all while navigating an endless barrage of invasive, obsessive thoughts that she cannot control. When she reconnects with Davis, her childhood crush, Aza is confronted with fundamental questions about her potential for love, happiness, friendship, and hope.

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John Green once again nails the intricacies of adolescence and the importance of mental health in Turtles All the Way Down, a dynamic drama held together by a stellar cast.

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Owen Gleiberman

Variety

05/06/2024

“Turtles All the Way Down” makes Aza’s OCD just specific enough to draw us in, then deals with it in a way that’s just manipulative and sugar-coated enough to leave us thinking, “Yep, it’s another YA movie.”

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Peyton Robinson

RogerEbert.com

05/05/2024

3/4

It’s a charming, delightful YA romance that doesn’t bind itself to the sole enjoyment of its target market.

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Natalia Winkelman

New York Times

05/02/2024

“Turtles,” to its credit, never locates a specious source of Aza’s troubles, nor does it try to unveil a solution to her suffering.

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Branyan Towe

Loud and Clear Reviews

07/29/2024

3.5/5

Turtles All the Way Down is not the best John Green novel adaptation, but it is not the worst either. A lot of care seems to have been put into it by the director, writers, and cast even if the narrative has issues here and there.

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Lee Zumpe

Tampa Bay Newspapers

06/15/2024

The film is an erratic hodgepodge that manages to incorporate a budding romance, drama with friends and family, and a missing-person mystery.

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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz

Remezcla

05/23/2024

Turtles All the Way Down, the new movie based on John Green’s best-selling book by the same name, is a raw and honest look at how hard being a teenager while trying to deal with mental health issues can be.

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Koraline C.

@koraline_117 Jan 30

This is quite literally one of the best movies I have ever seen.the meaning behind this movie is beautiful and this story needs more recognition.

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Paloma S

@paloma_sav Jan 25

As a person with a lot of emotions and also an adolescent, this was one of the most imapactful book to movie adaptations I've ever watched. The characters felt incredibly human, and Aza doesn't strive for perfection simply for advancement. Every character was flawed, but not in a way that made you hate them, just in a way that makes them down to earth. Movie characters that are not morally perfect and have their flaws are the best to watch. They make the adaptation perfect. Cried almost every second of this movie. I cannot recommend it enough.

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Sadra H

Dec 2

Acting feels forced and odd, the dialogue makes me think im watching something made by someone who’s never socialized a day in their life, and every scene seems like it was intentionally designed to make you as uncomfortable as possible. Regardless of what their idea was with this film, it just doesn’t matter. It doesn’t work. Wouldn’t recommend.

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Julian Rex M

@Julian_M Sep 29

Turtles All the Way Down is dragged that direction by paper-thin characters and a generally unconvincing approach to adapting its source material, but John Green's story stands bright, cinematic, and relevant at the center, floated mostly by director Hannah Marks' unshakable passion for it.

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Grace K

Sep 2

This movie thinks it’s so deep…. It’s not. The last line is so bad it’s funny. If okay YA movies are your thing I guess you would like this one. I think you should spend your time watching better films though.

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Alain E

@AlainE Aug 17

Does not succeed over all in dealing with an adolescent girl with OCD. But it’s trying. I assume I would have liked it more if I belonged to the target audience.

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Turtles All the Way Down tackles anxiety through its 17-year-old protagonist, Aza Holmes. It's not easy being Aza, but she's trying... trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, and a good student, all while navigating an endless barrage of invasive, obsessive thoughts that she cannot control. When she reconnects with Davis, her childhood crush, Aza is confronted with fundamental questions about her potential for love, happiness, friendship, and hope.

Director: Hannah Marks
Producer: Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen, Isaac Klausner
Screenwriter: Elizabeth Berger, Isaac Aptaker
Distributor: Max
Production Co: New Line Cinema, Temple Hill Entertainment
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 2, 2024
Runtime: 1h 51m

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