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2023
R
Universal Pictures
1 h 31 m

2023
R
Universal Pictures
1 h 31 m

The Adults

Summary When Eric (Michael Cera) returns home for a short visit, he finds himself caught between reuniting with his sisters, Maggie (Sophia Lillis) and Rachel (Hannah Gross), and chasing a victory with his old poker group. As the trip extends, Eric finds it increasingly difficult to avoid confrontations and revelations as his carefully construc...

Directed By: Dustin Guy Defa

Written By: Dustin Guy Defa

2023
R
Universal Pictures
1 h 31 m

2023
R
Universal Pictures
1 h 31 m

The Adults

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews

73

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings

6.8

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Summary When Eric (Michael Cera) returns home for a short visit, he finds himself caught between reuniting with his sisters, Maggie (Sophia Lillis) and Rachel (Hannah Gross), and chasing a victory with his old poker group. As the trip extends, Eric finds it increasingly difficult to avoid confrontations and revelations as his carefully construc...

Directed By: Dustin Guy Defa

Written By: Dustin Guy Defa

Where to Watch

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Aug 18, 2023

Defa’s film aligns with the notion that it’s how a story is told--how it feels--and not just what it is about. And there is so much to feel from his take on dysfunction, including how it presents siblings who can sing and dance in unison but are not friends.

By Nick Allen FULL REVIEW

Feb 21, 2023

It’s coarse to the touch but The Adults is a tender film. That those moments come in flashes only makes them all the more profound.

By Rory O'Connor FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Aug 17, 2023

Though the film is largely driven by Cera’s knowing, unsparing performance, both Gross and Lillis are also given plenty of room to develop nuance.

By Mark Olsen FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Aug 17, 2023

Defa’s tight and tidy focus on communication — mostly verbal, sometimes role play (“Hug me like you haven’t seen me for three years,” Rachel instructs Eric) — adds a smart layer to this otherwise familiar tale of estrangement.

By Amy Nicholson FULL REVIEW

Jun 14, 2023

True to its small, sometimes nearly microscopic, scale, The Adults draws a perfect miniature portrait of a highly specific demographic: People obsessed with doing bits, making up songs, and perpetuating their own inside jokes who nonetheless never turned to a life in the performing arts.

By Jesse Hassenger FULL REVIEW

Feb 21, 2023

The Adults is a gift to its actors, allowing them to explore the tensed-up taciturnity of emotional repression but also to go haywire with the voices and the crazily choreographed body language.

By Jonathan Romney FULL REVIEW

Feb 26, 2023

The Adults affectingly captures the uniquely American ennui provoked by the banalities of a hometown and the lost utopia of childhood.

By Pat Brown FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Dweck Productions, Savage Rose Films

Release Date Aug 18, 2023

Duration 1 h 31 m

Rating R

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Awards

Berlin International Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

Las Palmas Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

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