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Adam

Adam

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

20096.81h 39m

Overview

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

Directed by Max Mayer
Written by Max Mayer
Produced by Miranda de Pencier, Gary Giudice, Marc Lieberman
Box Office0Revenue: $3.0M

Top Cast

Hugh Dancy

Hugh Dancy

Adam Raki

Rose Byrne

Rose Byrne

Beth Buchwald

Peter Gallagher

Peter Gallagher

Marty Buchwald

Amy Irving

Amy Irving

Rebecca Buchwald

Frankie Faison

Frankie Faison

Harlan

Mark Linn-Baker

Mark Linn-Baker

Sam Klieber

Haviland Morris

Haviland Morris

Lyra

Adam LeFevre

Adam LeFevre

Mr. Wardlow

Mike Hodge

Mike Hodge

Judge

Peter O'Hara

Peter O'Hara

Williams

Themes & Keywords

autismchildren's bookasperger's syndromeelectrical engineer

About Adam

Adam is a drama, romance film released in 2009 exploring themes of autism, children's book, asperger's syndrome, electrical engineer. Directed by Max Mayer, it stars Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher. Adam, a lonely man with Asperger's Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth.

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