Movie
Young Adult
Overview
A divorced writer from the Midwest returns to her hometown to reconnect with an old flame, who's now married with a family.
Details
- Release date
- 2011-11-11
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Paramount Pictures, Mandate Pictures, Indian Paintbrush, Mr. Mudd, Right of Way Films, Denver & Delilah Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Charlize Theron as Mavis Gary
- Patton Oswalt as Matt Freehauf
- Patrick Wilson as Buddy Slade
- Elizabeth Reaser as Beth Slade
- Collette Wolfe as Sandra Freehauf
- Jill Eikenberry as Hedda Gary
- Richard Bekins as David Gary
- Mary Beth Hurt as Jan
- Kate Nowlin as Mary Ellen Trantowski
- Jenny Dare Paulin as Nipple Confusion Bassist
- Rebecca Hart as Nipple Confusion Guitarist
- Louisa Krause as Front Desk Girl
Crew
- Jason Reitman - Director
- Diablo Cody - Writer
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