Young Adult

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dark comedy-drama film film

Young Adult is a 2011 dark comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody, starring Charlize Theron as a troubled writer who returns to her hometown.

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instanceOf dark comedy-drama film ⓘ
film ⓘ
awardNomination Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy ⓘ
Satellite Award ⓘ
surface form: Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture
awardNominationReceivedBy Charlize Theron ⓘ
characterPortrayedBy Mavis Gary – Charlize Theron ⓘ
cinematography Eric Steelberg ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
criticalReception generally positive reviews ⓘ
director Jason Reitman ⓘ
distributor Paramount Pictures ⓘ
editor Dana Glauberman ⓘ
surface form: Dana E. Glauberman
filmingLocation Minnesota ⓘ
U.S. state of New York ⓘ
surface form: New York state
genre dark comedy ⓘ
drama film ⓘ
hasTheme addiction ⓘ
emotional immaturity ⓘ
nostalgia ⓘ
language English ⓘ
leadActor Charlize Theron ⓘ
leadRole Mavis Gary ⓘ
mainCharacter Mavis Gary ⓘ
mpaaRating R ⓘ
musicBy Rolfe Kent ⓘ
narrativeFocus arrested development ⓘ
midlife crisis ⓘ
unrequited love ⓘ
plotSummary A troubled writer returns to her hometown to rekindle a relationship with her now-married ex-boyfriend. ⓘ
producer Jason Reitman ⓘ
Lianne Halfon ⓘ
Mason Novick ⓘ
Russell Smith ⓘ
productionCompany Indian Paintbrush ⓘ
Mr. Mudd ⓘ
releaseDate 2011-12-09 ⓘ
releaseYear 2011 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 94 ⓘ
screenplayWrittenFor Jason Reitman ⓘ
screenwriter Diablo Cody ⓘ
setting Minnesota ⓘ
starring Charlize Theron ⓘ
Collette Wolfe ⓘ
Elizabeth Reaser NERFINISHED ⓘ
J.K. Simmons ⓘ
surface form: J. K. Simmons

Patrick Wilson ⓘ
Patton Oswalt ⓘ
worldPremiereLocation New York City ⓘ
writer Diablo Cody ⓘ

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