Jesse Eisenberg,
Kristen Stewart,
Martin Starr,
Kristen Wiig,
Bill Hader
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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 discove... read more
Directed by: Greg Mottola
Release Date: April 3, 2009
Keywords:
cute,
funny,
little,
teen,
80's,
romance,
coming-of-age,
school,
different,
average,
date,
type,
ryan reynolds,
jesse eisenberg,
kristen stewart,
bill hader,
Kristen Stewart ,
Ryan Reynolds ,
Jesse Eisenberg ,
Bill Hader
DVD Release Date: August 25, 2009
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April 20, 2010A movie set in the 80's some interesting charters with deent acting from Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart. Watching this though looked Stewart channeled some of her Bella Swan to this movie but with a little bit more empathy. A fun ride.
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April 13, 2012"Life is what happens to you while you are busy making other plans," a poet once said, and so it is for the aimless hero of Adventureland who hopes for a European vacation after college but instead has to take a menial job at a dicey Pittsburgh theme park ... and finds love in al... read more
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January 12, 2012If you were to ask me who my least favourite actors working today are, the chances are that Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart and Ryan Reynolds would come up pretty quickly. So no-one was more shocked than me when I actually ended up liking this film. It is a sweet 'summer of love... read more
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December 28, 2011Thanks to a fine script and superb direction, "Adventureland" manages to be one of the finest teen films since the John Hughes era. While the overall plot may be a bit simplistic for some viewers' tastes, its technical execution is very good. The acting, however, leaves a bit to ... read more
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November 24, 2011fb7018436Jesse Eisenberg breaks out of his usual role as a broke college student, to play a broke college student working at a carnival. Oh and Kristen Stewart is a terrible as usual.
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November 2, 2011Outstanding performances from a great cast and a sweet coming of age story that will definitely hit home with the college crowd and people who have nostalgia for the 80's. It's also quite funny, but thankfully the comedy enhances rather than damages the emotional resonance of the... read more
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August 17, 2011Adventureland was a funny and cool movie, it had good acting, good plot, and good climax. Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart have great chemistry. But between all the realism towards life I hated the cliche and stupid scenes. Other than that a really good movie.
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August 15, 2011'Adventureland' is one of the finer-made comedies nowadays. It is also one of the most memorable comedies in recent times. We are mainly gifted with a great picture from Greg Mottola, who directed 'Superbad' and 'Paul', but takes a different and less exciting tone with 'Adventure... read more
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August 5, 2011Loved it but wish more happened with Em & James at the end. Really cute movie though :) You'll really enjoy it & Bill Hader & Kristin Wig are such a hilarious & adorable married couple as well :) I really do love this movie :) :) :) :)
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July 19, 2011Jesse Eisenberg released two films in the same year with 'land' in the title. Both featured theme park's and both also featured him trying to lose his virginity. "Zombieland" was one and "Adventureland" the other. Unfortunately for this though, I'd personally choose flesh-eating ... read more
Critic Reviews
April 6, 2009
David Denby, New Yorker
April 6, 2009
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Audiences expecting another dumb wallow will be startled, and I hope enlivened, by this movie's core of feeling. Full Review
April 3, 2009
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
The youths of Superbad were a little bit younger, a little more likable, their dirty-virgin wit more hilarious [than in Adventureland]. Full Review
April 3, 2009
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Adventureland isn't as clever as Kicking, and not nearly as hilarious as Superbad, but it's still a sweet little memory ache, a Proustian cookie co-flavored with semiotics and Whitesnake. Full Review
April 3, 2009
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News
Adventureland earns its edge-of-adulthood sweetness and has characters with real hearts under their goofy T-shirts. Full Review
April 3, 2009
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
The movie does a very good job of capturing the teens and their times. Everything feels right, from the ups-and-downs of late '80s rock, to the way kids really behaved. Full Review
April 3, 2009
Tom Long, Detroit News
Yes, you've seen much of it before, and the nervous James character is now officially a cliché. But Stewart makes you care anyway. This, folks, is an actress. Full Review
April 3, 2009
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
It proves Mottola has a sweet sensibility for intimate grins, as well as broad yuks. Full Review
April 3, 2009
Christopher Kelly, Dallas Morning News
There's no mistaking Mottola's sincerity or his talent. Full Review
April 3, 2009
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Like its models, this is funny, smart, and complacent. Full Review
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