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The Adderall Diaries

2016 · 87 min

A hazy, introspective plunge into addiction and fractured memory, more unsettling than thrilling, with a raw emotional core.

Tagline: The truth is a motherf_cker.
Overview: Writer and Adderall enthusiast Stephen Elliott reaches a low point when his estranged father resurfaces, claiming that Stephen has fabricated much of the dark childhood that that fuels his writing. Adrift in the precarious gray area of memory, Stephen is led by three sources of inspiration: a new romance, the best friend who shares his history, and a murder trial that reminds him more than a little of his own story. Based on the memoir of the same name.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Memory, identity, addiction, family
Content: Strong sexual content and language. Mild violence. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
identity
addiction
family
guilt
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong