Adventureland
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- Synopsis
- Inspired by writer/director Greg Mottola's own true-life job-from-hell experience, Adventureland stars The Education of Charlie Banks' Jesse Eisenberg as an uptight recent college graduate who discovers that he'll have to get a degrading minimum-wage ......
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- Starring
- Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Martin Starr, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader
- Director(s)
- Greg Mottola
- Distributor(s)
- Miramax
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 106 min.
Critic Reviews
The Onion (A.V. Club) | Nathan RabinAdd Critic to Favorites
Jesse Eisenberg stars as a kinder, gentler version of the insufferable faux intellectual he played in "The Squid And The Whale."Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
For nostalgia junkies, it's one from the heart.Read the full review
Washington Post | Ann HornadayAdd Critic to Favorites
Thanks to an exceptionally deft touch, Mottola manages to capture the absurdity and anguish of young adulthood, while never sacrificing meaning on the altar of crude humor.Read the full review
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