Adult World

Name: Adult World
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2014-02-14
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Emma Roberts, Evan Peters, John Cusack, Armando Riesco, Shannon Woodward

2014·Movie·R·107 min·★ 6.1(389)

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“When life gets hard, rise to the occasion.”

Amy, a naive college graduate who believes she's destined to be a great poet, begrudgingly accepts a job at a sex shop while she pursues a mentorship with reclusive writer Rat Billings.

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About Adult World

Adult World is a 2014 English-language comedy film directed by Scott Coffey. The cast is led by Emma Roberts, Evan Peters, John Cusack. It has a runtime of 1h 47m. Viewers rate it 6.1/10 across 400 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+.

Adult World was produced by Anonymous Content and Treehouse Pictures and made in United States of America. It was released on February 14, 2014, and carries a R certification.

Director: Scott Coffey
Writers: Scott Coffey
Release date: February 14, 2014
OTT release: February 14, 2014
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: Anonymous Content, Treehouse Pictures

#sex shop#poetry#young adult#college graduate#hero worship#college debt

Adult World cast & crew

Adult World was directed by Scott Coffey and written by Scott Coffey.

The cast features Emma Roberts as Amy Anderson, Evan Peters as Alex, John Cusack as Rat Billings, Armando Riesco as Rubia, Shannon Woodward as Candace, and Chris Riggi as Josh.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by BC Smith, cinematography is by James Laxton, and it was produced by Mohammed Al Turki and Andy Cochran.

Is Adult World worth watching?

Adult World holds an audience score of 6.1/10 from 389 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 47m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy, Adult World is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Adult World

In United States, you can stream Adult World on AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, YouTube TV, and Philo, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, and Google Play Movies. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on February 14, 2014.

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