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The crisis of Joe--a young drifter who finds work on a barge owned by the down-to-earth Les and his enigmatic wife Ella. One afternoon Joe and Les happen upon the corpse of a young woman floating in the water and the questions begin. Accident? Suicide? Murder? As the police investigate the case and a suspect is arrested, it becomes evident that Joe knows more about the drowned woman, Cathie, than he... See Full Description
| Genres: |
Art/Foreign, Drama, Thriller, Crime/Gangster and Adaptation |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 39 min. |
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| Release Date: |
April 16th, 2004 (LA/NY) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
NC-17 for explicit sexual content. |
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| Distributors: |
Sony Pictures Classics
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$767,240 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B-
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Boston Globe, Ty Burr
"...a grim little pint of existential bitter." more...
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B- |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"A movie like Young Adam is above all about the ground-level lives of its characters." more...
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A- |
Chicago Tribune, Michael Wilmington
"...an excellent film..." more...
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A- |
E! Online,
"...all too grim, even for those who relish the cinematic misery of others." more...
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B- |
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