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22 May 2025

Turtles All the Way Down (2024)

With hits like The Fault in Our Stars and Paper Towns, John Green is a master at transforming raw teenage emotions into cinematic gold.  

Based on his bestselling novel of the same name, Turtles All the Way Down stars Isabela Merced – one of IMDb’s Top Stars to Watch in 2025 for The Last of Us S2 - as Aza Holmes, a teenager navigating complex emotions, who reconnects with her childhood crush (Felix Mallard from Ginny & Georgia and Locke & Key).  

Emmy nominee J Smith-Cameron (Succession), Judy Reyes (Scrubs, Devious Maids), and Poorna Jagannathan (Never Have I Ever) co-star.  

Turtles All the Way Down has an 86% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Roger Ebert calls it a “charming, delightful YA romance” that will “find the youth identifying and everyone else remembering.” 

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