Adam the First
{{short description|2024 film directed by Irving Franco}}
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| studio = {{ubl|Randomix Productions|Crystal City Entertainment|Adam 1 Pictures}}
| distributor = {{ubl|Nova Vento Entertainment|Electric Entertainment}}
| released = {{Film date|2024|02|14}}
| runtime = 103 minutes{{cite news|url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/adam-the-first|title=Adam the First|website=Common Sense Media|access-date=May 13, 2024}}
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Adam the First is a 2024 drama film written and directed by Irving Franco. It was released by Nova Vento Entertainment in select theaters in the United States on February 14, 2024,{{cite news|url=https://www.firstshowing.net/2024/oakes-fegley-david-duchovny-in-fathers-film-adam-the-first-trailer/|title=Oakes Fegley & David Duchovny in Fathers Film 'Adam the First' Trailer|website=First Showing|access-date=May 13, 2024}} and on May 14, 2024, via streaming by Electric Entertainment.{{cite news|url=https://geekvibesnation.com/adam-the-first-review/|title='Adam The First' Review – A Journey Into Our Truest Selves|website=Geek Vibes Nation|access-date=May 16, 2024}}
Synopsis
Cast
- Oakes Fegley as Adam
- David Duchovny as James
- T.R. Knight as Jacob Jr.
- Larry Pine as Jacob #3
- Billy Slaughter as The Bounty Hunter
- Jason Dowies as Jacob Watterson #2
- Eric Hanson as Jacob #1
Production
On October 31, 2022, it was announced that David Duchovny would star in the film, alongside Oakes Fegley and T.R. Knight.{{cite news |last1=Ritman |first1=Alex |title=David Duchovny Joins 'Adam the First,' Archstone Selling at AFM |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/david-duchovny-adam-the-first-movie-1235251878/ |access-date=5 June 2024 |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=31 October 2022}} Adam the First was filmed in Mississippi.{{cite news |last1=McCoy |first1=Chris |title=Oxford Film Festival 2024 Brings Indie Greatness to North Mississippi |url=https://www.memphisflyer.com/oxford-film-festival-2024-brings-indie-greatness-to-north-mississippi |access-date=5 June 2024 |publisher=Memphis Flyer |date=19 March 2024}}
Reception
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|100|7|eight|consensus=}}{{cite news|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/adam_the_first|title=Adam the First |website=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Fandango Media |access-date=November 9, 2024}} At Film Threat, Allan Ng gave it a 7.5/10 rating saying that the film "explores what it means to be a family from the perspective of an outsider desperately wanting to find the truth."{{cite news|url=https://filmthreat.com/reviews/adam-the-first/|title=Adam the First|website=Film Threat|access-date=October 27, 2024}}
At Common Sense Media, Jeffrey M. Anderson gave it a 3/5 rating saying that "frequently feeling a bit shallow or underwritten (and sometimes even exasperating), this drama is nonetheless held together by its undeniable earnestness and poignant lead performance."{{cite news|url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/adam-the-first|title=Adam the First|website=Common Sense Media|access-date=May 13, 2024}} At MovieWeb, Will Sayre gave it a 7/10 rating saying that "it's not groundbreaking stuff, but you'll certainly root for the goodhearted young lad played by Oakes Fegley all the way."{{cite news|url=https://movieweb.com/adam-the-first-review/|title=Adam the First Review: Sweet Story of Boy's Search for Dad Lands a Soft Punch|website=Movie Web|access-date=May 16, 2024}}
Prairie Miller of WBAI Radio said that "suffice it to say, that whatever conventional circumstances exist in the real world concerning lost and found children, best to enter this tale of somewhat biblical proportions as suggested in the title, with an extraordinarily open mind."{{cite news|url=https://www.wbai.org/upcoming-program/?id=9836|title=WBAI-FM Upcoming Program|website=WBAI|access-date=May 17, 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://novavento.com/allfilms/2024_adam_the_first/ Adam the First] at Nova Vento Entertainment
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