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Adult Beginners (2014)

Adult Beginners poster
Directed by
Ross Katz
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
R
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 204 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man loses his business and moves in with his sister and her husband. He takes a job as a nanny for her young son while trying to get his life back on track.

lightheartedawkwardfamily-centeredwittyunderstatedemotionalnostalgic

What happens

Adult Beginners is a 2014 American comedy drama film directed by Ross Katz and written by Jeff Cox and Liz Flahive based on a story by Nick Kroll. The film stars Rose Byrne, Kroll, Bobby Cannavale, and Joel McHale. RADiUS-TWC acquired the North American distribution rights of the film during its premiere at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was released in a limited release in theatres and VOD on April 24, 2015. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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