Adoration
Seen it?2009 | 100 min | Drama, Romance
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and a box office loss, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics.
- The mood
- Emotional (bring tissues), warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
For his French-class assignment, a high school student weaves his family history in a news story involving terrorism, and goes on to invite an Internet audience in on the resulting controversy.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
63% on Rotten Tomatoes, 64 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$376K worldwide on a $5 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 13K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Atom Egoyan
- Devon BostickSimon
- Scott SpeedmanTom
- Arsinée KhanjianSabine
- Rachel BlanchardRachel
- Kenneth WelshMorris
- Noam JenkinsSami
- Yuval DanielSecurity Officer
- Jeremy WrightDelivery Guy
- Louca TassoneYoung Simon
- Katie BolandHannah