Adam (2009 film)

Adam is a 2009 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Max Mayer and starring Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne. The film follows the relationship between a young autistic man named Adam (Dancy), and Beth (Byrne). Mayer was inspired to write the film's script when he heard a radio interview with a man who had Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Adam
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMax Mayer
Written byMax Mayer
Produced byMiranda de Pencier
Leslie Urdang
Dean Vanech
StarringHugh Dancy
Rose Byrne
Frankie Faison
Mark Linn-Baker
Amy Irving
Peter Gallagher
CinematographySeamus Tierney
Edited byGrant Myers
Music byChristopher Lennertz
Production
company
Olympus Pictures
Distributed byFox Searchlight Pictures
Release date
  • July 29, 2009 (2009-07-29)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3.2 million
Box office$2.6 million

Filming took place in New York City in December 2005. The film premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize, and was released in the United States on July 29, 2009. The release date in Canada and the UK was 7 August 2009 in Australia, and everywhere else after Labor Day.

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