Spontaneous

Spontaneous (2020) is a darkly comedic horror romance following Mara, a high school senior whose classmates begin inexplicably and violently exploding. Amid the chaos, she finds an unexpected and tender connection with fellow survivor Dylan, as they try to find meaning in a world that feels increasingly unpredictable. The film balances gut-wrenching emotion with sharp humor, creating a unique meditation on grief, love, and mortality.

• Based on Aaron Starmer's 2016 young adult novel of the same name.
• Katherine Langford filmed this shortly after leaving '13 Reasons Why'.
• The film blends teen romance with dark comedy and horror.
• Director Brian Duffield also wrote the screenplay adaptation himself.
• Practical blood effects were heavily used for the explosion scenes.

• We're all going to die someday. Some of us just do it louder.
• I don't know how to love someone I could lose.
• You can't live your life waiting for the next explosion.
• Maybe the point isn't surviving. Maybe the point is living.
• I just want one normal day. Is that too much to ask?