Adam at Six A.M.

A quiet, unhurried character study that drifts through small-town summer days, leaving you to sit with a young man's restless search for what matters.

Directed by

Robert Scheerer

Genres

Drama

Starring

Michael Douglas, Lee Purcell, Joe Don Baker

Tagline

The world changed for

Overview

A disenchanted young Professor of Semantics at a California college learns of a distant relative's death in Missouri. He journeys cross-country to the funeral, then decides to spend the summer there and work as a laborer for a power-line company. In time, he meets a girl and falls in love but then faces an important decision as to which direction he wants his life to go.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest, warm and romantic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Identity, coming-of-age, work, love

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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