In 1987, James Brennan's dreams of a summer European tour before studying at an Ivy League school in New York City are ruined after his parents have a severe career setback. As a result, James must get a summer job to cover his upcoming expenses at the decrepit local amusement park, Adventureland, where he falls in love with a witty co-worker, Emily Lewin. In that bizarrely shady workplace, the young carnies have unforgettable and painful learning experiences about life, love... (Full plot summary below)
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In 1987, James Brennan's dreams of a summer European tour before studying at an Ivy League school in New York City are ruined after his parents have a severe career setback. As a result, James must get a summer job to cover his upcoming expenses at the decrepit local amusement park, Adventureland, where he falls in love with a witty co-worker, Emily Lewin. In that bizarrely shady workplace, the young carnies have unforgettable and painful learning experiences about life, love and trust while James discovers what he truly values.
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| Philadelphia WeeklySean BurnsLike a John Hughes movie directed by Francois Truffaut...gangly, deeply felt and just lovely. |
| Times (UK)Toby YoungThe whole enterprise is infused with a quality of feeling, an integrity, that is rare in such a commercial film. |
| Independent (UK)Anthony QuinnIt is a coming-of-age picture which seems not so different from any other but hits delightfully odd notes thanks to Mottola's terrifically smart script and a cast of mostly eager young actors. |
| Scene-Stealers.comEric MelinIt captures perfectly that feeling of weightlessness just before impending adulthood. At once a personal and generational film, it also carries a poetic kind of melancholy that's unique to movies of its kind, save for maybe Say Anything or Dazed |
| tonymedley.comTony MedleyA film that rates right up there with Hollywood's best romances. Kristen Stewart deserves an Oscar nomination, as does writer-director Greg Mottola. |
| eFilmCritic.comPeter SobczynskiA brilliant portrait of post-adolescent angst that looks and feels like the great film that John Hughes never quite got around to making |
| Movies.comDave WhiteNo matter what your age you're going to love this one. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsA sweet, sharp coming-of-age romance, Adventureland is a little warmer, a little funnier and a lot more truthful than the last 20 or 30 of its ilk. Especially its Hollywood ilk. |
| About.comJurgen FauthA lovely and hilarious reminder that the bittersweet days at the tail end of youth are as potent a topic as ever. |
| New York PressArmond WhiteAdventureland adds appreciable humanity to the genre, improving the adolescent egotism inflected by Dazed and Confused and the vulgar excesses of Superbad. |
