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Adult World

Adult World

When life gets hard, rise to the occasion.

20146.11h 47m

Overview

Amy, a naive college graduate who believes she's destined to be a great poet, begrudgingly accepts a job at a sex shop while she pursues a mentorship with reclusive writer Rat Billings.

Directed by Scott Coffey
Written by Scott Coffey
Produced by Justin Nappi, Alex Goldstone, Manu Gargi
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Top Cast

Emma Roberts

Emma Roberts

Amy Anderson

Evan Peters

Evan Peters

Alex

John Cusack

John Cusack

Rat Billings

Armando Riesco

Armando Riesco

Rubia

Shannon Woodward

Shannon Woodward

Candace

Chris Riggi

Chris Riggi

Josh

Scott Coffey

Scott Coffey

Bookstore owner

Jo Mei

Jo Mei

Yumi

L

Leah Lauren

Maggie

Jerry Adler

Jerry Adler

Stan

Themes & Keywords

sex shoppoetryyoung adultcollege graduatehero worshipcollege debt

About Adult World

Adult World is a comedy film released in 2014 exploring themes of sex shop, poetry, young adult, college graduate, hero worship, college debt. Directed by Scott Coffey, it stars Emma Roberts, Evan Peters, John Cusack. Amy, a naive college graduate who believes she's destined to be a great poet, begrudgingly accepts a job at a sex shop while she pursues a mentorship with reclusive writer Rat Billings.

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