Fresh
As a sweet-natured character comedy - and a subtle exercise in generic boundary-pushing - this is a real charmer.
Tom Huddleston, Time Out
Adventureland
Nothing brings people together like a crappy summer job.
2009 · 1h 47m · R
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Greg Mottola
Overview
In the summer of 1987, a college graduate takes a 'nowhere' job at his local amusement park, only to find it's the perfect course to get him prepared for the real world.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
89%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The story is semi-autobiographical, but has a gentler touch than his prior work on Superbad, and certainly relies less on slapstick episodes.
David Denby, New Yorker
Fresh
Audiences expecting another dumb wallow will be startled, and I hope enlivened, by this movie's core of feeling.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Rotten
The youths of Superbad were a little bit younger, a little more likable, their dirty-virgin wit more hilarious [than in Adventureland].
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Fresh
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.
Kyle Smith, New York Post
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