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Released 17 years ago.
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Adam
"A story about two strangers. One a little stranger than the other..."
2009 1h 39m EN
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★6.8TMDB · 507
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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Adam, a lonely man with Asperger's Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth.
“A story about two strangers. One a little stranger than the other...”
Cast
Hugh Dancy
Adam Raki
Rose Byrne
Beth Buchwald
Peter Gallagher
Marty Buchwald
Amy Irving
Rebecca Buchwald
Frankie Faison
Harlan
Mark Linn-Baker
Sam Klieber
Haviland Morris
Lyra
Adam LeFevre
Mr. Wardlow
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Max Mayer
- Writers
- Max Mayer
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Max Mayer, shot by Seamus Tierney. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Christopher Lennertz. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Grant Myers shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne and Peter Gallagher carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "A story about two strangers. One a little stranger than the other...".
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IMDB entry: tt1185836 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Max Mayer directs. Seamus Tierney behind the camera. Christopher Lennertz scores. Grant Myers cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 17 years ago.
- 2Directed by Max Mayer, shot by Seamus Tierney. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Christopher Lennertz. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Grant Myers shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne and Peter Gallagher carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "A story about two strangers. One a little stranger than the other...".
- 7IMDB entry: tt1185836 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Seamus Tierney
- Original score
- Christopher Lennertz
- Editing
- Grant Myers
- Production design
- Tamar Gadish
- Costume design
- Alysia Raycraft
- Makeup / hair
- Amy Duskin
- Runtime
- 99 min · 1h 39m
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $3,037,173
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
- IMDB
- Adam (2009)
Awards
- Alfred P. Sloan Prize
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Max Mayer
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- OL
Olympus Pictures
US
- DE
Deer Path Productions
- NO
Northwood Productions
CA
- SE
Serenade Films
- VO
Vox3 Films
Key crew
- EditorGrant Myers
- ProducerGary Giudice
- Executive ProducerDaniel Revers
- ProducerGeoff Linville
- Executive ProducerChristina Weiss Lurie
- ProducerDean Vanech
- ProducerMiranda de Pencier
- ProducerMarc Lieberman
- ProducerLeslie Urdang
- CastingStephen Vincent
- CastingSig De Miguel
- Makeup ArtistAmy Duskin
- Makeup ArtistChristopher Milone
- Costume DesignAlysia Raycraft
- Production DesignTamar Gadish
- Art DirectionNatalie Tyler
- Set DecorationAnita Chacinska
- SoundJosé E. Caldararo
- SoundBechen de Loredo
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- autism
- children's book
- asperger's syndrome
- electrical engineer
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2009-07-29PG-13
Also known as
International titles
- Láska ze sousedstvíCZ
