Everyone gets old. Not everyone grows up.
A divorced writer from the Midwest returns to her hometown to reconnect with an old flame, who's now married with a family.
Young Adult (2011) is a comedy and drama film directed by Jason Reitman, released on November 11, 2011 with a runtime of 1h 34m. It stars Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt, Patrick Wilson and Elizabeth Reaser. Viewers rate it 5.8 out of 10 across 1,387 ratings.
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Charlize Theron
as Mavis Gary
Patton Oswalt
as Matt Freehauf
Patrick Wilson
as Buddy Slade
Elizabeth Reaser
as Beth Slade
Collette Wolfe
as Sandra Freehauf
Jill Eikenberry
as Hedda Gary
Richard Bekins
as David Gary
Mary Beth Hurt
as Jan
Kate Nowlin
as Mary Ellen Trantowski
Jenny Dare Paulin
as Nipple Confusion Bassist
Rebecca Hart
as Nipple Confusion Guitarist
Louisa Krause
as Front Desk Girl
Directed by Jason Reitman, written by Diablo Cody, produced by Mason Novick, Lianne Halfon and Russell Smith.
Average viewer score of 5.8/10 from 1,387 ratings.
Young Adult tells the story of 37-year-old Mavis Gary – a pathologically unhappy, immature, egotistical girl in a grown woman's body. Upon hearing of her ex-boyfriend's new born baby, she decides that they are still meant for each other, and the fact that he is now happily married to The Perfect Woman is but a minor detail on their road to eternal bliss. More simply put… Mavis is bat s*** crazy. Going into this…
Reviewed on February 19, 2017
The premiss is that Charlize Theron ("Mavis Gary") is an erstwhile successful novelist, now divorced, borderline alcoholic and bored. She heads back to her home town in Minnesota to catch up with her parents - and, more importantly, to hook up with her now married ex-boyfriend, who now has a baby... When she arrives, she initially meets up with the guy whom everyone thought was gay at school, and was (very) badly…
Reviewed on February 24, 2023
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Young Adult (2011) is available to stream on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus and Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, and to rent or buy from JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home and Spectrum On Demand. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Young Adult (2011) includes Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt, Patrick Wilson, Elizabeth Reaser and Collette Wolfe. The film was directed by Jason Reitman. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Young Adult was released on November 11, 2011 and runs for 1h 34m.
Young Adult (2011) holds an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 from 1,387 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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