Adam Resurrected

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Adam Resurrected

R

2008

1h 46m

Drama

War

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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

In a less competitive year, Jeff Goldblum would have had a shot at an Oscar nod.

Rated: 3.5/5

Dec 19, 2008

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Alissa Wilkinson

Christianity Today

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.

Rated: 1.5/4

Dec 16, 2008

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Kyle Smith

New York Post

A semi-unbearable attempt at profundity set in a mental institution 15 years after WWII.

Rated: 1.5/4

Dec 12, 2008

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Mitchell Beaupre

Paste Magazine

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.

Rated: 7.5/10

Jun 24, 2024

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Sean Axmaker

Seanax.com

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.

Sep 21, 2009

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Marty Mapes

Movie Habit

The ending throws away the complexity that makes the rest of the movie so interesting

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 21, 2009

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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.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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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.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Accent work was all over the place which took me out of what could have been a very solid movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Far from my favourite Schrader works, but still has a curio about it. Goldblum is fantastic.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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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.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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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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