The Adults

Name: The Adults
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: August 18, 2023
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 73
Cast: Anoop Desai, Christopher Denham, Hannah Gross, Karen Lynn Gorney, Kiah McKirnan

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Variance Films | Release Date: August 18, 2023 | R

Starring: Anoop Desai, Christopher Denham, Hannah Gross, Karen Lynn Gorney, Kiah McKirnan, Kyra Tantao, Lucas Papaelias, Michael Cera, Simon Kim, Sophia Lillis, Tina Benko, Wavyy Jonez

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 constructedWhen 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 constructed façade of his adulthood gives way to old childhood conflicts. While Maggie attempts to recreate the intimate world the three of them once shared, Eric and Rachel are faced with the divide between their childhood selves and the adults they are now.… Expand

Director: Dustin Guy Defa

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 91 min

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RogerEbert.com Nick Allen

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. Read full review

The Film Stage Rory O'Connor

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. Read full review

Collider Taylor Gates

Jun 15, 2023

A true dramedy, it’s as raw and painful as it is refreshing and cathartic. Though nothing is tied up in a neat little bow at the end, you’re left with an undeniable feeling of hopefulness. You’re sure to laugh, and there’s a good chance you’ll shed a few tears, too. Read full review

Jesse Hassenger

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. Read full review

Amy Nicholson

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. Read full review

Richard Brody

Aug 15, 2023

In The Adults, the wry and vulnerable simplicity of the musical numbers and the comedy routines suggests not just a realistic musical but an anti-spectacular one; the antics mesh with the drama not merely at the level of tone or style but at a conceptual one. Read full review

Pat Brown

Feb 26, 2023

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

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