高中生格雷戈（托马斯·曼 Thomas Mann 饰）性格善良却有点孤僻，他唯一的爱好是与死党厄尔（RJ·赛勒 RJ Cyler 饰）拍摄短片，改编他们喜爱经典电影，自娱自乐。有一天，格雷戈结识了身患白血病的女孩蕾切尔（奥利维亚·库克 Olivia Cooke 饰），乐观开朗的蕾切尔改变了格雷戈原有的世界，两人十分谈得来，格雷戈逐渐对蕾切尔萌生爱意，却不好意思说出口。就在此时，蕾切尔的病情加重，格雷戈意识到自己必须有所行动…… 　　本片改编自杰西·安德鲁斯的同名小说，影片剧本曾被誉为2012年的剧本黑名单。Seventeen-year-old Greg has managed to become part of every social group at his Pittsburgh high school without having any friends, but his life changes when his mother forces him to befriend Rachel, a girl he once knew in Hebrew school who has leukemia.