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Adam

2009 · 99 min

A gentle, bittersweet romance that draws you into an awkward, tender connection and leaves you quietly moved.

Directed by
Max Mayer
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher
Tagline
A story about two strangers. One a little stranger than the other...
Overview
Adam, a lonely man with Asperger's Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth.

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  • Disney Plus
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Directed by
Max Mayer
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • isolation
  • identity
  • family
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Max Mayer
Written by
Max Mayer
Starring
Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher, Amy Irving, Frankie Faison, Mark Linn-Baker, Haviland Morris, Adam LeFevre
Music
Christopher Lennertz
Cinematography
Seamus Tierney
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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