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Adventureland

It was the worst job they ever imagined... and the best time of their lives.

We should have gone to a Star Trek convention...

When his post-high-school trip to Europe is cancelled, a desperate teen ends up working as an assistent in a theme park. Initially out of his depth, he finds ways to fit in and strikes up a romance with a pretty co-worker. The film follows the antics and hijinks that bored teens on summer jobs tend to get up to...

106 minutes, No persons under 16 (Language, Drug abuse)
Comedy, Drama, Romance.

Credits

Cast

Jesse Eisenberg, Kelsey Ford, Michael Zegen, Ryan McFarland, Jack Gilpin, Wendie Malick, Matt Bush

Director

Greg Mottola

Screenplay

Greg Mottola

Cinematography

Terry Stacey

Editing

Anne McCabe

Sound formats

Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS

Soundtrack

Not available

Made in

2009

Produced by

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, This Is That Productions

SA Distributor

Ster-Kinekor

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Romance, comedy, drama
Language	Strong
Nudity	None
Sex	Mildish
Violence	Mild
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	Some
Drug abuse	Frequent
Comments	Frequent explicit drug (and alcohol) usage in a film aimed at late teenagers. Parents should be especially vigilant with this film.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity

Violence

Blood / Gore / Gross

Guns /
Weapons

Profanity

Alcohol / Drugs

Smoking

Disrespectful /
Bad Attitude

Imitative Behaviour

Frightening /
Tense Scenes

Jump Scenes

Tense Family Scenes

Music (Scary/Tense)

Music (Inappropriate)

Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)

South African Media

Cape Argus/The StarZane Henry

Die BurgerMariana Malan

Cape TimesKenneth Turan

The CitizenAnnette Bayne

24.comFinn Gregory

International Media

Chicago Sunday TimesRoger Ebert

Rolling Stone (US)Peter Travers Adventureland throws a lot at us, but not enough of it sticks.

ScreenIt (USA)C. Fuchs While perhaps not for everyone (it gets its R rating for good reason), those of us who'd rather mostly forget but nevertheless want to hold onto some memories of an array of dead-end summer jobs will likely find this film right on target.

Metacritic.com34 critics

RottenTomatoes.com158 critics

RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer Full of humor and nostalgia, Adventureland is a sweet, insightful coming-of-age comedy that will resonate with teens and adults alike.

Internet (IMDB)6012 Netizens Genius, tender romance mismarketed as teen sex romp.

Average .. 70%

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