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Young Adult

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Original title

Young Adult

Year

2011

Running time

94 min.

Country

United States

Director

Jason Reitman

Screenwriter

Diablo Cody

Cast

Music

Rolfe Kent

Cinematography

Eric Steelberg

Producer

Paramount Pictures, Mandate Pictures, Right of Way Films

Genre

Drama | Comedy-Drama. Literature

Synopsis

A divorced writer from the Midwest returns to her hometown to reconnect with an old flame, who's now married with a family. Academy Award® winner Charlize Theron plays Mavis Gary, a writer of teen literature who returns to her small hometown to relive her glory days and attempt to reclaim her happily married high school sweetheart (Patrick Wilson). When returning home proves more difficult than she thought, Mavis forms an unusual bond with a former classmate (Patton Oswalt) who hasn't quite gotten over high school, either.

Awards: 2011: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Actress - Comedy/Musical (Charlize Theron)

2011: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Nominated for Best Supp. Actor (Oswalt)

2011: Critics Choice Awards: 3 nominations, including Best Actress (Theron)

2011: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Oswalt)

2011: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Original Screenplay

2011: Satellite Awards: nominated to Best Actress.

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