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Avg. Critic Score: 64 out of 100 Generally favorable reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
16 Iffy for 16+
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 90
    Variety | Emanuel Levy

    Unlike "Four Weddings," which ultimately was moralistic and conservative in its message --—About Adam is a frolic free of any judgments, and marked by Stembridge's sparkling wit. Read full review

  • 80
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    Writer-director Gerard Stembridge keeps the amoral laughs bubbling. Read full review

  • 80
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

    A sly romantic comedy made with wit and style. Read full review

  • 75
    Philadelphia Inquirer | Desmond Ryan

    Delightfully reflect the abandonment of the old image and way of life. Read full review

  • 70
    The New York Times | Stephen Holden

    Seems refreshing, even mildly subversive. Read full review

  • 63
    Boston Globe |

    In a moralistic time, About Adam is something of an anomaly, as it airily sticks to its pro-naughtiness agenda. Read full review

  • 60
    L.A. Weekly | Hazel-Dawn Dumpert

    While the film strives to prove its cool, it's also built on the insufferably antique idea that some flattery and a good fuck are all any woman needs. Read full review

  • 50
    New York Daily News | Elizabeth Weitzman

    With few laughs and no real poignancy, the movie's success rests squarely on Adam's oft-naked shoulders. Read full review

  • 50
    Wall Street Journal | Joe Morgenstern

    I might have liked About Adam more if its supposedly irresistible hero -- and the movie itself -- hadn''t been so smirky. Read full review

  • 42
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    Cotton candy story with an acrid aftertaste. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+ Charming but explicit love story for mature teens.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that the movie has strong language, and fairly explicit sexual references and situations, including infidelity and (unconsummated) homosexual feelings. Characters drink, sometimes to excess, and they smoke. There are some tense scenes, but no violence.
  • Families can talk about how Adam figured out what each member of the family wanted, and how the various secrets and lies around his involvement with each of them might create problems in the future. They might also want to talk about times when they have felt pressure to be something different in order to make someone happy.
What to watch for
  • violence false1 Violence: Some tense moments.
  • sex false3 Sex: Frequent sexual references and situations, including infidelity.
  • language false4 Language: Very strong language.
  • consumerism false0 Consumerism: Not an issue
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Drinking and smoking, some intoxication.
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