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Young Adult is a 2011 American comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman, written by Diablo Cody, and starring Charlize Theron. Reitman and Cody worked together previously on Juno (2007). Young Adult began a limited release on December 9, 2011, before expanding to a wide release on December 16, 2011.
The young adult stage in human development precedes middle adulthood. In the literary business, the term young adult is often used informally or in a marketing sense for the readers of young adult literature, books targeted at children down to ages 12 or 13.
Mavis Gary, once the high school 'It Girl', now an alcoholic divorcée who writes a soon-to-be-canceled young-adult fiction series, makes the decision to return to her childhood home in Minnesota. There she embarks on a plan to win back her former sweetheart, Buddy.
Apr 3, 2020 · Depending on who you ask, the “young adult” age range could refer to people aged 12 to 18, or it could refer to those aged 18 to 30. In general, young adults are people between the ages of 12 and 30. For a more specific number, however, it all comes down to context.
Dec 8, 2011 · In “Young Adult,” Charlize Theron plays a pretty and poised but mean and self-pitying woman who tries to get out of a rut by returning home and reconnecting with her youth.
Young Adult (2011) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Mar 28, 2021 · Adolescence is the stage that bridges childhood and adulthood. Teenagers embark on the transition to becoming adults, attempting to define who they are as individuals and how they fit in the...
A down-and-out writer hatches warped plans to win back her high school boyfriend and connects with a former classmate who also can’t move on from the past. Watch trailers & learn more.
Mavis Gary (Charlize Theron) is a successful writer of teen literature who returns to her hometown with a dual mission: to relive her glory days and steal away her now-married...
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Available on Paramount+, MGM+, Philo, Prime Video, Sling TV. Academy Award® winner Charlize Theron stars as Mavis Gary, a 37-year-old former prom queen, and current writer of young adult novels, who returns home to relive her glory days and win back her now-married high school sweetheart.
