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Adventureland

Adventureland

6,4 /10 (2,354 Votes)
2009 EN 107 min

Overview

It's the summer of 1987, and recent college grad James Brennan can't wait to begin his long-anticipated dream trip to Europe. Unfortunately, James' plans come to a screeching halt when his parents announce that they are unable to subsidize his trip. Forced to take a job at the local amusement park, James prepares for the worst summer ever, until he finds love with a captivating co-worker named Em.

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Release date

03/04/2009

Votes

2,354

Popularity

1.9

It was the worst job they ever imagined… and the best time of their lives.

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

107 min

Budget

$9,800,000

Revenue

$17,200,000

Original Soundtrack

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John Chard

John Chard

2020-05-08

⭐ 8

Mottola strikes one from the heart. It's 1987 and James Brennan is home for the summer after earning himself a degree in Renaissance Studies. Which unsurprisingly isn't any use to him when trying to gain employment in this part of Pittsburg. Which is now a problem since his planned trip to Europe has fell by the wayside due to his father's enforced unemployment. So thus he finds himself working at Adventureland, a rusting time warp amusement park where only odd balls and idiots appear to frequent. But here James will make friends, learn life lessons and maybe just find true love?. Be u…

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