Adult Life Skills

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Adult Life Skills

2019

1h 36m

Comedy

Drama

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As her 30th birthday nears, sulking Anna still finds herself living in her mother's shed and recording videos. Soon, her budding friendship with an unhappy boy and a smitten young man inspires her to finally grow up and accept adult responsibilities.

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Critics Consensus

Adult Life Skills covers familiar territory, but an endearingly quirky story -- and starring turn from Jodie Whittaker -- make this coming-of-age comedy well worth a watch.

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Kristy Puchko

Pajiba

Jan 23, 2019

Adult Life Skills is a wobbly but winsome film about pain and the friends who pull us through kicking and screaming.

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Monica Castillo

RogerEbert.com

Jan 18, 2019

2.5/4

Jodie Whittaker's performance humanizes the film's troubled protagonist better than the story.

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Rex Reed

Observer

Jan 18, 2019

0/4

This is one of those so-called British comedies that is not remotely clever or amusing, even in the rare moments when you can decipher what comes out of the mouths of actors who sound like they could be from Mars.

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Josh Slater-Williams

Vague Visages

Nov 13, 2023

Jodie Whittaker’s commanding lead turn aside — is the central pleasure of Adult Life Skills: how it sort of sneaks up on you when it comes to the power of its skillfully-performed emotional beats...

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Charlotte Harrison

Charlotte Sometimes Goes to the Movies

Nov 16, 2020

The feature debut of writer-director Rachel Tunnard, this is a such a charming bittersweet British indie. Just delightful.

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Tom Beasley

Flickering Myth

Aug 16, 2020

3/5

A hugely enjoyable film that has at its heart a terrific performance by Jodie Whittaker.

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Kevin J

@kevjennings Jul 9, 2026

Such a great film from the earlier days for the actors of Doctor Who and Roy Kent and very different performances for each. Check it out for sure. A-.

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Dec 28, 2021

Amazing performance !!!

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Oct 12, 2020

an underrated film, everything about it is so amazing. definitely worth the watch.

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Aug 20, 2020

wonderfully quirky.A little gem

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Feb 12, 2020

U can’t move on with your life until you get over your past. A painful 90 min movie to describe this known fact through an emotionally damaged, lazy hippy who has her fingernails very well paint all the time!!

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Jan 30, 2020

sexist, anti-male comments highlight hypocrisy of movie makers. Multiple anti-male comments in movie about size of male genitalia, as a major criteria for selecting a mate. How would they have felt if male characters chose female life partners based on the size of their vaginas. just a crappy, juvenile movie.

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Synopsis

As her 30th birthday nears, sulking Anna still finds herself living in her mother's shed and recording videos. Soon, her budding friendship with an unhappy boy and a smitten young man inspires her to finally grow up and accept adult responsibilities.

Director: Rachel Tunnard
Producer: Michael Berliner
Screenwriter: Rachel Tunnard
Distributor: Screen Media Films
Production Co: Filmgate Films, Pico Pictures
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 18, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 18, 2019
Runtime: 1h 36m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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