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Adam Resurrected

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A former circus performer becomes the ringleader in an asylum for Holocaust survivors.
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Such an unusual tale might have made for a compelling drama, but Adam Resurrected suffers from narrative confusion and an emotional detachment at its core.

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Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times 12/19/2008
3.5/5
In a less competitive year, Jeff Goldblum would have had a shot at an Oscar nod. Go to Full Review Alissa Wilkinson Christianity Today 12/16/2008
1.5/4
Could have been a tour de force for director Paul Schrader and his cast, and the glimpses of greatness make the reality all the more disappointing. Go to Full Review Kyle Smith New York Post 12/12/2008
1.5/4
A semi-unbearable attempt at profundity set in a mental institution 15 years after WWII. Go to Full Review Mitchell Beaupre Paste Magazine 06/24/2024
7.5/10
The director brilliantly utilizes Goldblum’s mercurial charm and comedic presence to untether us from our preconceptions, while understanding the gravitas of a man wholly succumbing to survivor’s guilt. Go to Full Review Sean Axmaker Seanax.com 09/21/2009
Director Paul Schrader is too removed from the powerful emotions roiling through the film, but it may be the only way to handle the horrors he's forced to confront. Go to Full Review Marty Mapes Movie Habit 04/21/2009
2.5/4
The ending throws away the complexity that makes the rest of the movie so interesting Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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01/24/2022 If you're looking for a very strange and perverse holocaust movie regarding carnies and a mental asylum then this is the movie for you. Definitely a strange film but not as strange as one may think as it still remains mostly coherent on the first viewing which allows it to garner enough interest to make one want to see how it ends. See more 02/14/2021 The most powerful movie I've seen in years. You have to hang in there past the opening when you don't know what to expect. Then the story and acting will grab you and not let you go. Jeff Goldblum is fantastic. The drama is haunting as are the wrenching views of the Holocaust. It deserves a far higher rating than it got here. Phooey on shallow critics. See more 06/23/2020 Accent work was all over the place which took me out of what could have been a very solid movie. See more 06/05/2016 It's hard to tell precisely what this film wants to say and frankly precisely what it is about. An interesting idea, but lacking the execution it needed to make it great. See more 05/21/2016 Far from my favourite Schrader works, but still has a curio about it. Goldblum is fantastic. See more 02/03/2016 I witnessed the triumph of this film from the beginning to end but, it was not an easy road for me to get at that state of mind. It starts slowly like an orchestra and wraps up in a crescendo of rebirth. I was uncomfortable at times with some scenes yet I felt they were completely relevant to the story line. This film's premise and subject matter is very torrid and twisted yet poetically bouts between the absurd and metaphorical. See more Read all reviews
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Paul Schrader

Director

Jeff Goldblum

Adam Stein

Willem Dafoe

Commandant Klein

Idan Alterman

Arthur

Moritz Bleibtreu

Joseph Gracci

Jenya Dodina

Gretchen

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Movie Info

Synopsis A former circus performer becomes the ringleader in an asylum for Holocaust survivors.
Director
Paul Schrader
Producer
Ehud Bleiberg
Screenwriter
Yoram Kaniuk, Noah Stollman
Production Co
July August Productions, 3L Filmproduktion GmbH, Adam Productions, Bleiberg Entertainment
Rating
R (Some Disturbing Behavior|Sexuality|Nudity|Some Language)
Genre
Drama, War
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 28, 2017
Runtime
1h 46m
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