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- 2019
- Wolfe Releasing
- 1 h 35 m
- 2019
- Wolfe Releasing
- 1 h 35 m
Summary Awkward, self-conscious Adam Freeman (Nicholas Alexander) has just finished his junior year of high school in 2006. When his cool older sister Casey (Margaret Qualley) suggests he visit her in New York for the summer, Adam has visions of meeting a girl and finally gaining some actual life experience. The fantasy doesn't materialize exact...
Directed By: Rhys Ernst
Written By: Ariel Schrag
- 2019
- Wolfe Releasing
- 1 h 35 m
- 2019
- Wolfe Releasing
- 1 h 35 m
Adam
64
2.0
Where to Watch
Summary Awkward, self-conscious Adam Freeman (Nicholas Alexander) has just finished his junior year of high school in 2006. When his cool older sister Casey (Margaret Qualley) suggests he visit her in New York for the summer, Adam has visions of meeting a girl and finally gaining some actual life experience. The fantasy doesn't materialize exact...
Directed By: Rhys Ernst
Written By: Ariel Schrag
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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60% Positive
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40% Mixed
4 Reviews
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0% Negative
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0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
64
60% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
40% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Adam makes you realize we’re a long way from “Chasing Amy.” Or maybe not.
Though too insider-hip (and sometimes sexually graphic) a movie for more conservative viewers, this ingratiating and nuanced tale has plenty to offer those accepting of but not particularly knowledgeable about trans culture.
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 12 User Ratings
2.0
25% Positive
3 Ratings
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0% Mixed
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75% Negative
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 12 User Ratings
2.0
25% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
0% Mixed
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0 Ratings
75% Negative
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
This is one of the worst and most offensive movies in the planet. It is damaging to the LGBTQ communtiy even though it tries to paint itself as supportive. Do not see this movie.
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I didn’t laugh a whole lot while watching Adam, but I was never less than wholly engaged, and by the end, I felt grateful for having seen it.
It’s overly ambitious, it has too many characters, and it tries to do too much. But there is also a lot here that feels fresh and original, particularly in the first half, which takes in a lot of new territory — both thematic and geographic — with a pleasing light touch.
While Adam seems almost like a rite of passage before we get more complex trans dramas in mainstream filmmaking, one can’t help but feel frustrated by its missed opportunities.
Adam is a movie that tackles big ideas about queerness and comes out looking confused — making it an experience that frustrates even as it tries to endear.
disgusting. do not watch. its incredibly harmful to the lgbt community. the fact it is listed as lgbt friendly is a joke
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The worst movie of 2019, maybe the decade! This movie was a mess of transphobic and **** tropes which made me, as a trans man, extremely uncomfortable. For a more in-depth examination of why it missed the mark so much, there are plenty of other reviews out there that explain it much better than I could, but basically, equating trans men to Butch lesbians & implying that a cis man in disguise was out to manipulate a lesbian woman into "turning straight", really all plays into actual harmful stereotypes of the trans-masculine community. It's not funny, it's not representative of any part of the community I know, and is a pretty disgusting way to treat the community the director is part of. Even the trans actors in it have said they didn't know what they were signing up for with this movie, and would have never been a part of it had they known.
Despite what critics may say, it's not "art" or "edgy", it's just bigotry in disguise (and not a good one.) They aren't trans, and they don't have to deal with transphobes and **** on the daily, so I'm sure it's a lot easier for them to give it a better score for it's attempt, but honestly if I could give it negative stars I would. There's plenty of non-harmful **** media out there now, I recommend any of it over this.
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This is an out-of-touch movie about **** and trans culture that makes it seem like you can be cured of being a lesbian by being **** by a man. Not worth the watch.
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Production Company
Little Punk,
Meridian Entertainment,
Symbolic Exchange
Release Date Aug 14, 2019
Duration 1 h 35 m
Awards
L.A. Outfest
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Mezipatra Queer Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
