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Young Adult

2011 · 94 min

A cringe-inducing, sharply observed character study that balances dark humor with genuine sadness, anchored by a fearless performance.

Tagline
Everyone gets old. Not everyone grows up.
Overview
A divorced writer from the Midwest returns to her hometown to reconnect with an old flame, who's now married with a family.
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • coming-of-age
  • grief
Places
  • small town
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Jason Reitman
Written by
Diablo Cody
Starring
Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt, Patrick Wilson, Elizabeth Reaser, Collette Wolfe, Jill Eikenberry, Richard Bekins, Mary Beth Hurt
Music
Mateo Messina, Rolfe Kent
Cinematography
Eric Steelberg
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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