# Young Adult (2011)

> A divorced ghostwriter returns to her Minnesota hometown to reclaim her married high-school sweetheart, exposing the corrosive fantasy of living forever in adolescence.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/39233

## Facts

- Runtime: 94 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Director: Jason Reitman
- Cast: Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt, Patrick Wilson, Elizabeth Reaser, Collette Wolfe, Jill Eikenberry, Richard Bekins, Mary Beth Hurt
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1625346/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: sardonic, bleak, awkward, quiet night in, dark comedy marathon

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