Adam

Adam Raki is a young man living with Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism that makes it hard for him to read other people's feelings and intentions. Devoted to astronomy and routine, he has been largely sheltered from the world, and after his father's death he is on his own for the first time. When Beth Buchwald moves into his building, the two strike up a connection that pulls Adam out of his isolation and into situations he has never had to navigate before.

Max Mayer wrote and directed the film, which stars Hugh Dancy as Adam and Rose Byrne as Beth. Peter Gallagher and Amy Irving appear as Beth's parents, with Frankie Faison and Mark Linn-Baker among the supporting cast. The production was handled by Fox Searchlight Pictures with Olympus Pictures, Deer Path Productions and Northwood Productions.

Released in 2009, the film runs 99 minutes and is a modestly scaled American drama with a romantic thread. Its worldwide box office of about 3 million dollars against a cast of 25 credited performers places it in the independent range rather than wide commercial release. On IMDb it holds a 7.1 rating from roughly 37,000 votes, while on TMDB it sits at 6.8 from around 500 votes. The critics' rating of 6.1 from 132 reviews is lower than both audience scores, suggesting viewers responded to the film more warmly than reviewers did.