The Best of Me Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

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Plot

The Best of Me tells the story of Dawson and Amanda, two former high school sweethearts who find themselves reunited after 20 years apart, when they return to their small town for the funeral of a beloved friend. Their bittersweet reunion reignites the love they've never forgotten, but soon they discover the forces that drove them apart twenty years ago live on, posing even more serious threats today. Spanning decades, this epic love story captures the enduring power of our first true love, and the wrenching choices we face when confronted with elusive second chances.

Cited as official plot version from relativitymedia.com

Drama Romance Adaptation

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Best of Me.

• 
  Michelle Monaghan

  ... Amanda Collier

  MaXXXine, The Family Plan

• 
  James Marsden

  ... Dawson Cole

  Sonic the Hedgehog, Knox Goes Away

• 
  Liana Liberato

  ... Young Amanda

  Scream VI, If I Stay

• J
  Jon Tenney

  ... Harvey Collier

  Rabbit Hole, Legion

• S
  Sebastian Arcelus

• B
  Bailey Winston

  ... Amanda's Friend

Crew Behind the Film

The The Best of Me behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Michael Hoffman last directed The Last Station and Gambit. The film's writer J. Mills Goodloe last wrote To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You and The Mountain Between Us.

Director

Michael Hoffman

Screenwriters

J. Mills Goodloe
Will Fetters
Michael Hoffman

Producers

Denise DiNovi
Nicholas Sparks

Production Details

What we know about the The Best of Me movie production.

Key Facts

• Based on the Nicholas Sparks novel.

Production Updates for The Best of Me

Sep 2014

Completed

Changed The Best of Me movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jun 2014

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Apr 2014

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Oct 2013

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Aug 2013

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Relativity Media picked up in turnaround the rights to novel by Nicholas Sparks.

Jun 2011

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Warner Bros. acquired the rights to the novel.

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