MOVIEmeter
Top 5000
Down 113 this week

Adam (I) (2009)

7.1
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 7.1/10 from 18,453 users   Metascore: 56/100
Reviews: 59 user | 113 critic | 27 from Metacritic.com

Adam, a lonely man with Asperger's Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth.

Director:

Writer:

Watch Trailer
0Check in
0Share...

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 2369 titles created 4 months ago
 
a list of 10000 titles created 2 months ago
 
a list of 33 titles created 15 Mar 2011
 
a list of 132 titles created 1 week ago
 
a list of 115 titles created 9 months ago
 

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: Adam (2009)

Adam (2009) on IMDb 7.1/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Adam.
2 wins & 2 nominations. See more awards »

Videos

Photos

Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 

Drama | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X  

A British medical doctor fights a cholera outbreak in a small Chinese village, while also being trapped at home in a loveless marriage to an unfaithful wife.

Director: John Curran
Stars: Catherine An, Edward Norton, Liev Schreiber
The Reader (2008)
Drama | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X  

Post-WWII Germany: Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, law student Michael Berg re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial.

Director: Stephen Daldry
Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Jeanette Hain, Kate Winslet
Forrest Gump (1994)
Drama | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.7/10 X  

Forrest Gump, while not intelligent, has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny Curran, eludes him.

Director: Robert Zemeckis
Stars: Tom Hanks, Sally Field, Robin Wright
Up in the Air I (2009)
Drama | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X  

With a job that has him traveling around the country firing people, Ryan Bingham leads an empty life out of a suitcase, until his company does the unexpected: ground him.

Director: Jason Reitman
Stars: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick
Drama | Romance | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X  

A Mumbai teen who grew up in the slums, becomes a contestant on the Indian version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" He is arrested under suspicion of cheating, and while being interrogated, events from his life history are shown which explain why he knows the answers.

Directors: Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan
Stars: Dev Patel, Saurabh Shukla, Anil Kapoor
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X  

Gilbert has to care for his brother Arnie and his obese mother, which gets in the way when love walks into his life.

Director: Lasse Hallström
Stars: Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X  

The lives of two lovelorn spouses from separate marriages, a registered sex offender, and a disgraced ex-police officer intersect as they struggle to resist their vulnerabilities and temptations.

Director: Todd Field
Stars: Kate Winslet, Jennifer Connelly, Patrick Wilson
Drama | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X  

Sparks fly when spirited Elizabeth Bennet meets single, rich, and proud Mr. Darcy. But Mr. Darcy reluctantly finds himself falling in love with a woman beneath his class. Can each overcome their own pride and prejudice?

Director: Joe Wright
Stars: Keira Knightley, Donald Sutherland, Brenda Blethyn
Comedy | Drama | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X  

A naive young woman comes to New York and scores a job as the assistant to one of the city's biggest magazine editors, the ruthless and cynical Miranda Priestly.

Director: David Frankel
Stars: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt
Drama | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X  

A compassionate young man, raised in an orphanage and trained to be a doctor there, decides to leave to see the world.

Director: Lasse Hallström
Stars: Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, Delroy Lindo
Jane Eyre (2011)
Drama | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X  

A mousy governess who softens the heart of her employer soon discovers that he's hiding a terrible secret.

Director: Cary Fukunaga
Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Jamie Bell, Su Elliot
The Notebook (2004)
Drama | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X  

A poor and passionate young man falls in love with a rich young woman and gives her a sense of freedom. They soon are separated by their social differences.

Director: Nick Cassavetes
Stars: Gena Rowlands, James Garner, Ryan Gosling
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Lyra
...
Mr. Wardlow
Mike Hodge ...
Judge
Peter O'Hara ...
Williams
...
Beranbaum
...
Michael
...
Carol
...
Jen
...
Robin
Edit

Storyline

Soon after moving in, Beth, a brainy, beautiful writer damaged from a past relationship encounters Adam, the handsome, but odd, fellow in the downstairs apartment whose awkwardness is perplexing. Beth and Adam's ultimate connection leads to a tricky relationship that exemplifies something universal: truly reaching another person means bravely stretching into uncomfortable territory and the resulting shake-up can be liberating. Written by Fox Searchlight Pictures

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Taglines:

A story about two strangers. One a little stranger than the other...

Genres:

Drama | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic material, sexual content and language | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

 »
Edit

Details

Country:

Language:

Release Date:

7 August 2009 (Ireland)  »

Also Known As:

Adam - Eine Geschichte über zwei Fremde. Einer etwas merkwürdiger als der Andere  »

Filming Locations:

 »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$68,377 (USA) (31 July 2009)

Gross:

$2,277,396 (USA) (13 November 2009)
 »

Company Credits

Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Color:

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Chief Executive Officer of Halloran, in the letter regarding Adam's interview, is named Tamar Ganish. The film's production designer is Tamar Gadish. See more »

Goofs

In the scene where Beth is talking on the phone inside the classroom, the motion of the woman in the background is reversed. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Beth Buchwald: My favorite children's book is about a little prince who came to earth who came to Earth from a distant asteroid. He meets a pilot whose plane has crashed in a desert. The little prince teaches the pilot many things but mainly about love. My father always told me I was like the little prince. But after I met Adam, I realized I was the pilot all along...
See more »

Connections

Features Inside the Actors Studio: Episode #3.9 (1996) See more »

Soundtracks

"Somebody Loved"
Written by Deb Talen and Steve Tannen
Performed by The Weepies
Courtesy of The Weepies by arrangement with Nettwerk Productions
See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

See more (Spoiler Alert!) »

User Reviews

 
The Prince and The Pilot
8 September 2009 | by (Dallas, Texas) – See all my reviews

Greetings again from the darkness. The first feature film from writer/director Max Mayer is terrific! It is what makes indie films such a treasure ... a small, little personal story that packs a wallop.

Many will remember Hugh Dancy from King Arthur and Jane Austen Book Club. In both, he was eye candy for the girls. Here he stretches his acting chops as Adam, who lives with Asperger's Syndrome. At first, he just strikes us as a guy with no real social skills. It's not until he meets his new neighbor (Rose Byrne) that we begin to understand why he's just not quite right.

Watching their relationship grown in a believable way is a tribute to both actors and a very solid script. A few sub-plots are juggled: death of a parent, living alone, loss of a job, etc, but the key to the film is the relationship and how it keys in our need to connect.

This is the type of film I wish more people would get a chance to see. It has so much more to offer than the over-hyped Hollywood junk that gets forced down our throats at the local megaplex. Adam won't crack the $200 million gross, but Adam will have an impact on you and create some interesting after-film discussion. Isn't that the real fun of movies anyway?


54 of 59 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
Any aspies actually like this movie? happycouples
Adam is not true to Asperger Disorder cohaslin
Why must Asper rom-coms only be about handsome Aspers? cemetery_mink
Film pushes einstein aspergers myth? tetrahex
What is better Adam or 500 days of summer? connoisseur_of_movies
The Police jeopardy23
Discuss Adam (2009) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page

Create a character page for:
?