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Overall Rank: 6343

Average Rating: 2.5/4

# of Ratings: 78

Theatrical Release Date: 12/16/2011

Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 03/13/2012

Language: English

Genre: Comedy, Drama

MPAA Rating: R

Director: Jason Reitman

Actors: Charlize Theron, Patrick Wilson, J.K. Simmons, Elizabeth Reaser, Patton Oswalt, Collette Wolfe

Plot: A messy divorce leaves an author in search of a new connection - so she returns home to rekindle an old flame despite the fact he's now a married with children. -- Chris Kavan

Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 07/07/2020

Diablo Cody always writes some terrific lines. Her dialogue is always revealing, funny, and poignant all at once. "Young Adult" finds both the humor and the sadness within feeling unfulfilled.

Amy - wrote on 11/14/2015

I kept avoiding this because I really did not like Juno, but it almost felt like Juno turned inside out. Instead of perky and sweet and moralistic, it's satisfyingly dark and cynical and almost nihilist.

Gabe - wrote on 02/04/2014

I'm not quite sure what to make of this film. First, it's written by Diablo Cody. And I'll admit, I'm not a huge fan of her work. Juno, was good, but not great and this wasn't even as good as that film. We're supposed to be sympathetic towards Charlize Theron's character, but how can you? The performances are good, but I just have no feelings towards Theron's character. I think she got what she derserves. And I know 2013 was considered the year that cassettes became popular again, but what new model of car has a tape deck in it? Also, this movie came out in 2011, two years prior.

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cinegeek.de - wrote on 04/17/2016

Ivan Reitman muss seine Finger hinterm Rücken gekreuzt haben, seine Augen zugemacht und - durch! Young Adult bricht mit der gängigen Form, bedient unsere Erwartungen nicht und präsentiert uns eine Heldin, die wir am Ende weniger mögen als zu Beginn. Es gibt zahllose Filme über die "Teenage Queen" an der High School - Young Adult ist die Rache für all diese Filme: Hier erleben wir, wie furchtbar das Leben für eine solche Promi Queen mit 40 ist. Charlize Theron, eine der für mich besten Schauspielerinnen derzeit, spielt Mavis, eine Person, die ich bereits nach fünf Minuten nicht leiden konnte. Sie sieht so schön aus wie Charlize Theron, aber wir sehen sie auch, wie sie dieses tolle Aussehen arrangiert - und wie sie ungeschminkt wirkt. Sie war früher die Schönste ihres Jahrgangs …

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Daniel Corleone - wrote on 12/10/2012

Surprisingly funny and meaningful. Some Kind of Wonderful like flick but with darker tones. Mavis Gary (Charlize Theron) is a divorced writer who tries to woo back her old flame. She receives an email from Buddy Slade (Patrick Wilson) and his wife Beth's (Elizabeth Reaser) new baby. Plot maybe ludicrous, even the character of Matt Freehauf (Patton Oswalt), still it's endearing qualities are its script and impressive showing of Charlize Theron. Best dialogues were "We just thought it was a nice memory." "It's good to keep those people in your life. The people who really know you best." from Hedda, "Sometimes in order to heal a few people have to get hurt." and "It's really difficult for me to be happy. And then for other people it just seems so simple. I know. They just grow up and …