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Young Adult
Directed by
Jason Reitman
R
2011
1h 34m
Comedy
,
Drama
6.3
80%
49%
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Soon after her divorce, a fiction writer returns to her home in small-town Minnesota, looking to rekindle a romance with her ex-boyfriend who is now happily married and has a newborn daughter.
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Cast of Young Adult
Charlize Theron
Mavis Gary
Patton Oswalt
Matt Freehauf
Patrick Wilson
Buddy Slade
Elizabeth Reaser
Beth Slade
Collette Wolfe
Sandra Freehauf
Jill Eikenberry
Hedda Gary
Richard Bekins
David Gary
Mary Beth Hurt
Jan
Kate Nowlin
Mary Ellen Trantowski
Jenny Dare Paulin
Nipple Confusion Bassist
Rebecca Hart
Nipple Confusion Guitarist
Louisa Krause
Front Desk Girl
Elizabeth Ward Land
Sales Lady
Brian McElhaney
Book Associate
Hettienne Park
Vicki
John Forest
Wheelchair Mike
Rightor Doyle
Babysitter
Brady Smith
Date Man
Tim Young
Champions Server
Erin Darke
Teen Employee
Jee Young Han
Teen Employee
Ella Rae Peck
Girl
Aleisha Allen
Girl
Matt Wilson
Teenage Clerk
Orlagh Cassidy
Party Guest
Charles Techman
Parking Attendant
Emily Meade
Denny's Waitress
Neil Hellegers
Young Dad
Michael Nathanson
Champions Greeter
Landyn Banx
Business Person (uncredited)
Kirsten Gregerson
Business Person (uncredited)
J.K. Simmons
Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited)
Joel Thingvall
Businessman in Skyway (uncredited)
Julie E. Davis
Shopper (uncredited)
Fredrika Dukes
Business Person (uncredited)
John Edel
Businessman in Skyway (uncredited)
Rosemary Howard
Guest at Baby Naming Party (uncredited)
Eric Pierson
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Jason Reitman
Director / Producer
Diablo Cody
Writer / Producer
Russell Smith
Producer
Mason Novick
Producer
Lianne Halfon
Producer
Young Adult Ratings & Reviews
Ryezoo
February 14, 2025
It took me about twenty minutes of watching before I realized I’ve already have seen this before. I defiantly didn’t remember the cinematography being so stylish. The performances is great across the board. Charlize Theron’s character is so disgusting and makes my skin crawl. That’s the point though so it works for the most part. She does give a good performance. The ending felt like it didn’t have a lot of weight and wish we got a glimpse into what her life is about to become.
Reel Talk Online
Candice Frederick
With all the so-called well-intended chick flicks with squeaky clean endings, is it any wonder that we're starved to see a heroine who's not redeemed and holding hands with her frenemy by the end of a movie?
The New Republic
David Thomson
There has always been something so inward about [Theron;] she can seem detached or deprived. But here it's as if the script and the direction felt bound to heed that loneliness, and let the actress go with her bravery and the depressive sag of her mouth.
MovieFreak.com
Sara Michelle Fetters
Raw, naked, completely unvarnished of all pretense or false emotional melodramatic flourishes, Charlize Theron's performance in Young Adult is a revelation.
Detroit News
Tom Long
Young Adult may be the year's most engaging feel-bad movie.
Denver Post
Lisa Kennedy
There's little about Mavis that makes for feel-good revelry. That's an understatement, perhaps. Yet, Theron's work feels true to Mavis' malaise -- and often, just as sad.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
Young Adult one of the freshest and most original movies around right now, though caveat emptor: This may not be enough to make it likable.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Joe Williams
Clear-eyed, fearless and ferociously funny, "Young Adult" is mature filmmaking.
Washington Post
Michael O'Sullivan
There's enough grit in the film's gears to keep the forward motion from ever getting too smooth.
Dallas Morning News
Chris Vognar
The comedy of discomfort, so long defined by Curb Your Enthusiasm and its ilk, gets a new hue with Young Adult.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
Theron is thrillingly nasty as Mavis.
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris
The movie doesn't weigh that much, but it has a kind of point-blank piquancy that has gradually seeped out of American comedies, which now are mostly going for broad, topical gags that rarely venture into the relatable shadows of human behavior.
Arizona Republic
Bill Goodykoontz
Reitman makes bold choices with the story. Not all are fun to watch in the moment, but they add up to a satisfying portrait of a woman off the rails, someone we can laugh at even when we're horrified.
Seattle Times
Moira MacDonald
It's enjoyable as a character study, of a character most of us wouldn't want to meet.
AskMen.com
Radheyan Simonpillai
Watching Charlene Theron prep her face in unflattering detail, with foundation, extensions and god knows what else, you can't help but think about Dr. Frankenstein putting together his monster.
The Atlantic
Robert Levin
It trades in discomfort and unease, not catharsis. That's an achievement worthy of admiration, if you can endure it.
Christian Science Monitor
Peter Rainer
Theron does a fairly convincing job. It's the movie surrounding her that isn't quite so convincing.
NPR
Bob Mondello
In a less acid romp, Mavis would learn life lessons in the final reel, but director Jason Reitman makes it a point not to let her off the hook.
CinemaBlend
Katey Rich
A harsh but insightful and often very funny take on what happens when you cling to that popularity well after its value has faded.
leonardmaltin.com
Leonard Maltin
There is admittedly some slight novelty value in a film that trains an unforgiving eye on a female who, at the age of 37, tries to relive the last good period of her life, some twenty years ago when she was the prettiest girl in school.
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