Adult Beginners (2014) (2025)

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2014

Directed by Ross Katz

Synopsis

Some people just can't handle growing up.

A young, hipster entrepreneur crashes and burns on the eve of his company’s big launch. With his entire life in disarray, he leaves Manhattan to move in with his estranged pregnant sister, brother-in-law and three year-old nephew in the suburbs — only to become their manny. Faced with real responsibility, he may finally have to grow up — but not without some bad behavior first.

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Cast

Nick Kroll Rose Byrne Bobby Cannavale Joel McHale Caitlin FitzGerald Bobby Moynihan Josh Charles Jane Krakowski Paula Garcés Jason Mantzoukas Caleb Paddock Matthew Paddock Mike Birbiglia David Bernon Sarah Steele Julie White Celia Weston Jeffrey DeMunn Neil Casey Danielle Slavick Fred Melamed

DirectorDirector

Ross Katz

ProducersProducers

Paul Bernon Marcus Cox Karrie Cox Sam Slater Jared Ian Goldman Nick Kroll

WritersWriters

Jeff Cox Liz Flahive

StoryStory

Nick Kroll Jeff Cox Liz Flahive

CastingCasting

Avy Kaufman

EditorEditor

Paul Frank

CinematographyCinematography

Vanja Černjul

Assistant DirectorAsst. Director

Scott Lazar

Executive ProducersExec. Producers

Mark Duplass Jay Duplass David Bernon

Production DesignProduction Design

Ola Maslik

ComposerComposer

Marcelo Zarvos

SoundSound

Anton Gold

Costume DesignCostume Design

Alex Bovaird

Studios

Through Films Duplass Brothers Productions Burn Later Productions

Country

USA

Language

English

Alternative Titles

Brother's Keeper, Adultos Iniciantes, Adultos a la fuerza, 成人初学者, Взрослые новички, מבוגרים בהתחלה, Adultos Inexperientes, Yetişkin Çaylaklar, Młodzi dorośli, Kezdő felnőttek, 어덜트 비기너스, 哥哥褓母, Дорослі новачки, ผู้ใหญ่ป้ายแดง

Genres

Drama Comedy

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Premiere

08 Sep 2014
  • Adult Beginners (2014) (3)Netherlands18

Theatrical

08 Sep 2014
  • Adult Beginners (2014) (4)Canada

24 Apr 2015
  • Adult Beginners (2014) (5)USAR

21 May 2015
  • Adult Beginners (2014) (6)AustraliaM

01 Oct 2015
  • Adult Beginners (2014) (7)France

02 Dec 2015
  • Adult Beginners (2014) (8)ItalyT

Physical

08 Sep 2014
  • Adult Beginners (2014) (9)Sweden15

04 Nov 2015
  • Adult Beginners (2014) (10)Germany6

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21 May 2015
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08 Sep 2014
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01 Oct 2015
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04 Nov 2015
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02 Dec 2015
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08 Sep 2014
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24 Apr 2015
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  • Review by 𝚮𝖆𝖗𝖑𝖊𝖖𝖚𝖎𝖓𝖆𝖉𝖊 ❤️‍🔥 ★★★½ 4

    So wholesome, like less cynical and more hopeful The Skeleton Twins.

    Rose Byrne is a lucky, lucky lady 😤🥺

  • Review by jessica 🎞️ ★★★★

    Bobby Moynihan!! no but anyway it reminded me of the skeleton twins and i really loved it!

  • Review by mimi 🌶 ★★★★

    nick kroll if you read this i’m free on thursday night and would like to hang out. please respond to this and then hang out with me on thursday night when i'm free

  • Review by Matt ★★★½

    Another very solid little indie from the Duplass brothers. Say what you like about Nick Kroll but he's brilliant here, playing off of the always excellent Rose Byrne with ease to create a wonderfully natural and sweet comedy, punctuated with just the right amount of serious bits. A better final act away from a higher score.

  • Review by Hannah ★★★½ 1

    not the best thing i’ve ever seen, but a very sweet movie. i love nick kroll very much.

  • Review by allison ★★★★★

    did i love this because i've been deeply depressed for 3 months and i really related to kroll or did i love it because it's actually good. i don't know. i think it's the best movie ever made tho

  • Review by Scott Anderson 4

    It's a comedy!

    Yeah, but it isn't funny.

    It's a drama!

    Yeah, but it isn't dramatic.

    So what is it?!

    Bad. Really bad.

    Which is a shame, because talent it does not lack. Nick Kroll, Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, Joel McHale, Josh Charles, Jane Krakowski, Paula Garces. All people who, when working with the right material, are capable of either putting a smile on my face or making me feel something, anything at all. I felt nothing during Adult Beginners. Nothing. Well, I guess that isn't true. I felt numb, dumb and bored.

    Jake (Nick Kroll) is a young hot shot entrepreneur on the verge of a massive financial windfall when his company crashes and burns the night before it…

  • Review by ddc95 ★★★

    Why is Joel McHale on the poster? He’s in this movie for probably less than 30 seconds. That being said it’s pretty good. Story moves along. You get a likable toned down Nick Kroll. Family drama plus comedy with a happy ending. I think it works pretty well.

  • Review by Tabitha ★★½

    i am confident that i could beat nick kroll in any fight physical or mental

  • Review by maximize123 ★★

    Follows the exact same indie-core formula a lot of comedians dip their feet into when trying to become drama actors. It was a cute story and easy watch, just not very funny or impactful. Nick Kroll can NOT hold an emotional scene; I don't know why they thought he could.

  • Review by Ham Sandwich ★★★

    For some reason I've been seeing a lot of bum reviews for this film. I really don't know why. It's not that I think that Adult Beginners is brilliant, but I definitely felt a connection.

    Maybe I have a soft spot for characters that are vulnerable, but I found this to be a gem that kept on giving. It wasn't laugh out loud funny, but a laughed throughout. It wasn't crazy dramatic, but I was engaged start to finish.

    This type of story has been told similarly sure, what story hasn't? These types of stories do grip me because it captures the casualness of life for the average mid-twenty to mid-thirty year old, whilst blending it with the overwhelming seriousness…

  • Review by Vanina ★★★½

    An estranged brother and sister reunite in their old family home, both realising their lives have not turned out as they had expected. Sound familiar? That's because 'The Skeleton Twins' probably did it better.

    Although I'm not a big fan of Comedy Central sketch shows, I will admit to finding Nick Kroll funny some of the time, and Rose Byrne is always quite lovely. It's kind of difficult to believe them as brother and sister, but they have enough chemistry to pull it off. I do wonder if Rose Byrne is getting sick and tired of always playing the straight character.

    This film lacks the subtlely and drama of 'The Skeleton Twins', which was really about something while making it…

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