Adam

Jul 7, 2009

1h 39m

★ 6.8

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

Overview

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

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Olympus Pictures

Deer Path Productions

Northwood Productions

Serenade Films

Vox3 Films

Adam Trailers

Cast

Adam Raki

Hugh Dancy

Beth Buchwald

Rose Byrne

Marty Buchwald

Peter Gallagher

Rebecca Buchwald

Amy Irving

Harlan

Frankie Faison

Sam Klieber

Mark Linn-Baker

Lyra

Haviland Morris

Mr. Wardlow

Adam LeFevre

Judge

Mike Hodge

Williams

Peter O'Hara

Beranbaum

John Rothman

Michael

Terry Walters

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5.3

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5.4

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6.2

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6.2

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5.2

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5.4

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0.0

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6.3

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6.6

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