Almost Adults

2016

1h 30m

Comedy

Drama

LGBTQ+

List

80%

5 Reviews

Tomatometer

52%

100+ Ratings

Audience Score

Two best friends in their final year of college transition into adulthood. One embraces her sexuality and tries to catch up on everything she has missed during her teenage years, while the other ends a long-term relationship with her boyfriend and discovers her life isn't going as planned. Both struggle to keep their friendship together as they begin growing apart.

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Audience Member

The only thing worse than the contrived writing is the acting.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Full of gay tropes, bad music and overacting.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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barry m

Refreshingly honest portrayal of best friends whose friendship takes a surprising turn. The dialogue seemed real throughout, as were the actions of the major protagonists. Some people might dismiss it (or praise it) as a "lesbian movie," but I think these characters are relatable to anybody, no matter what their orientation or lack thereof. One of the hallmarks of a good movie is whether you care about the characters--and I cared about all of them. Nothing dramatic, no car chases, no stirring music at key moments, just a nice little film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

An LGBT film that did not necessary present the difficulties that one had to face about coming out. Film of a friendship that was bumpy, yet long-lasting which to me seemed true. The story was a little bland, but nice to watch for the first time. The actresses were each beautiful in the movie, with Mackenzie showing some moments of explosion with her acting. Cassie's role did show a contrast, but not as broad as expected in the film.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

I've watched this movie many times and always find something new to love about it. I definitely recommend it for anyone in the LGBTQ+ community or anyone who just wants a good story. Also, the acting is raw and makes you feel what the characters feel.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

Has potential but gets lost in the middle.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/09/19

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Sarah Rotella

Director

Elise Bauman

Mackenzie

Natasha Negovanlis

Cassie

Winny Clarke

Elliot

Justin Gerhard

Levi

Delphine Roussel

Diane

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Justin Lowe

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It's really more about the ability of Adrianna DiLonardo's script to elicit humor and surprise as the narrative unfolds, but instead it hews principally to predictability.

May 6, 2020

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Valerie Anne

Autostraddle

Almost Adults is really fun to watch. And it flips the script on a lot of classic lesbian movie tropes.

May 6, 2020

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Sarah Marloff

Austin Chronicle

Is it a life-altering movie? Probably not, but that doesn't make it any less relatable or enjoyable to watch.

May 6, 2020

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Casey Reid

That Shelf

What makes Almost Adults refreshing is that it's reflexive of contemporary queer culture, albeit white centric, in a way that signals a shift in queer cinema.

May 6, 2020

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Deborah Krieger

Bust Magazine

Almost Adults is a clear labor of love and prompts some genuine laugh-out-loud moments, even if the momentum disappears in the second half of the narrative.

Sep 13, 2017

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Synopsis

Two best friends in their final year of college transition into adulthood. One embraces her sexuality and tries to catch up on everything she has missed during her teenage years, while the other ends a long-term relationship with her boyfriend and discovers her life isn't going as planned. Both struggle to keep their friendship together as they begin growing apart.

Director: Sarah Rotella
Producer: Adrianna DiLonardo, Sarah Rotella, Edna Phong, Andrea Stelten
Screenwriter: Adrianna DiLonardo
Genre: Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 7, 2017
Runtime: 1h 30m