Young Adult

About Young Adult

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 film directed by Jason Reitman. The film is filed under divorce, alcoholic, arrested development, and dark comedy.

Charlize Theron appears as Mavis Gary, Patton Oswalt as Matt Freehauf, Patrick Wilson as Buddy Slade, and Elizabeth Reaser as Beth Slade. It runs 94 minutes and was released in November 2011.

The screenplay is by Diablo Cody. It comes from Denver & Delilah Productions, Indian Paintbrush, and Mandate Pictures. In the United States it streams on fuboTV, MGM Plus, and Paramount+ Amazon Channel.

Secret Window, Love Streams, and Happily make useful companions to Young Adult, all filed under jealousy and writer. TMDB voters put it at 5.8 out of 10 across 1,398 votes and it carries a R rating.