Spontaneous

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Spontaneous

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2020

1h 42m

Comedy

Horror

Romance

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When students in their high school inexplicably start to explode, seniors Mara and Dylan struggle to survive in a world where each moment may be their last. As an unexpected romance blossoms between them, they soon discover that when tomorrow is no longer promised, they can finally start living for today.

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Critics Consensus

A dark teen comedy with an explosive twist, Spontaneous reaffirms Katherine Langford as a rising star -- and marks debuting director Brian Duffield as a filmmaker to watch.

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Kristy Puchko

Pajiba

Jan 5, 2021

Brace yourself for an explosive and gory coming-of-age comedy, because Spontaneous is sensational, sick, and shouldn't be missed (again).

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Brad Newsome

Sydney Morning Herald

Nov 11, 2020

Estimable Australian Katherine Langford is fun and feisty as American schoolgirl Mara, and she has a great, tender chemistry with Charlie Plummer, who plays her sweet-natured boyfriend.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Oct 15, 2020

3.5/4

An absurdly funny, gripping and moving film that boasts one of the best screenplays of the year.

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Ashleigh Gozy

Loud and Clear Reviews

Nov 16, 2024

4/5

Spontaneous, writer-turned-director Brian Duffield’s debut, manages to be unnerving, from the heart, and especially relevant to today’s world, making it one of the year’s best surprises.

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Jared Mobarak

Hey, Have You Seen ...?

Sep 29, 2023

8/10

That's how good Langford and Plummer are. Their snarky, sarcastic rapport makes light of everything so that they can smile through the horror.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Aug 17, 2022

2.5/5

“Spontaneous” is the kind of movie that is sure to find an audience, but it’s skittish genre hopping could just as easily turn some people off.

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Keith B

@Okbullard Sep 4, 2026

It was such a unique film but kind of bizarre. Katherine Langford was amazing and stole every scene. Even so I'd probably never want to watch it again because there was an enormous amount of unnecessary crude language.

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Natalia M

@RT25564677 Jun 25, 2026

It´s one of those bad movies that actually truns out to be good you know? I believe it has a pretty important message and it delivers it in a fun way to its audience. I LOVED IT and I definitely recommend it.

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Jesse P

@SoHandsomeReviews May 20, 2026

A lot of blood, alot of heart.

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Matt M

@RT32467908 Apr 30, 2026

this movie is everything it is wanting to be. fun, silly, and touching - recommend if you are in high school and feeling the excitement/dread that comes with growing up.

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Jim F

@Jim641 Apr 18, 2026

The premises of the movie was great, unfortunately the movie dragged on and on into a boring, cringy and unfunny snooze fest. The 2 romantic leads had no chemistry, mainly because she looked 30 and the boy looked 15.The female lead was 99.9% annoying during the whole movie which lead you to hoping that her time of blowing up would come sooner than later. No resolution at the end, nothing explained, just a poor attempt to copy school teen flicks of the 80s.

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Ashley T.

@RT64810629 Apr 16, 2026

Concept is cool and it quite spontaneous but that is ruined by the poor acting and no follow through with what was happening/shit ending. The main love story is also extremely cringe and hard to watch.

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Synopsis

When students in their high school inexplicably start to explode, seniors Mara and Dylan struggle to survive in a world where each moment may be their last. As an unexpected romance blossoms between them, they soon discover that when tomorrow is no longer promised, they can finally start living for today.

Director: Brian Duffield
Producer: Nicki Cortese, Brian Duffield, Matthew Kaplan, Jordan Levin
Screenwriter: Brian Duffield
Production Co: Awesomeness Films, Jurassic Party Productions
Rating: R (Language|Bloody Images Throughout|Teen Drug and Alcohol Use)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 2, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 6, 2020
Runtime: 1h 42m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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