Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- witty
- breezy
- sexy
- date night
- adult comedy night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film smart, sexy, witty, and engaging, praising its shifting perspectives and ensemble performances while noting its slightness and fleeting impact.
What sets it apart
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The story follows Adam's relationships with Lucy, Alice, and Laura through a fresh movement among the sisters' perspectives and experiences.
Adam's affairs with multiple sisters are presented as mutually pleasurable liaisons with little guilt or moral condemnation.
Critical reception specifically highlights the film's freshly scrubbed, blissful portrait of modern Dublin as a fun city.
Adam is characterized as a chameleon-like seducer and an 'angel of sexual health' who does not become a callous opportunist.
Films like About Adam, and why
Something for Everyone
playful sexual relationships, shifting romantic perspectives, and a breezy refusal of conventional moral judgment
Teorema
stylish erotic comedy centered on an enigmatic, sexually liberated outsider and the people drawn into his orbit
The Opposite of Sex
witty ensemble romantic comedy involving infidelity, desire, and emotionally complicated relationship networks
Chasing Papi
adult romantic comedy with flirtation, sexual ambiguity, and a charmingly disruptive central seducer
Movie Details
- Director
- Gerard Stembridge
- Release Date
- 2001-01-19
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 5.3 / 10 (127)
Cast
- Kate Hudson
- Charlotte Bradley
- Frances O'Connor
- Stuart Townsend
- Alan Maher
- Tommy Tiernan
- Brendan Dempsey
- Cathleen Bradley
- Rosaleen Linehan
- Kathy Downes
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is About Adam about?
- A charming Dublin seducer entangles three sisters in an unusually guilt-free web of desire, jealousy, and romantic self-discovery.
- What is About Adam like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of About Adam as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is About Adam violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in About Adam.
- What did critics think of About Adam?
- Critics broadly found the film smart, sexy, witty, and engaging, praising its shifting perspectives and ensemble performances while noting its slightness and fleeting impact.
- Which films are like About Adam?
- Films with a similar feel include Something for Everyone, Teorema, The Opposite of Sex, and Chasing Papi.
- How long is About Adam?
- About Adam runs 105 minutes.
- Where can I watch About Adam?
- In United States, About Adam is available to rent or buy from JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
