Adam (2009 film)

Adam
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Max Mayer
Written by	Max Mayer
Produced by	Miranda de Pencier Leslie Urdang Dean Vanech
Starring	Hugh Dancy Rose Byrne Frankie Faison Mark Linn-Baker Amy Irving Peter Gallagher
Cinematography	Seamus Tierney
Edited by	Grant Myers
Music by	Christopher Lennertz
Production company	Olympus Pictures
Distributed by	Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release date	July 29, 2009 (2009-07-29)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3.2 million[1]
Box office	$2.6 million[2]

Adam is a 2009 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Max Mayer and starring Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne. The film follows the relationship between a young man named Adam (Dancy), who has Asperger syndrome, and Beth (Byrne). Mayer was inspired to write the film's script when he heard a radio interview with a man who had Asperger syndrome.

Filming took place in New York City in December 2005. The film premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize, and was released in the United States on July 29, 2009. The release date in Canada and the UK was 7 August 2009 in Australia, and everywhere else after Labor Day.