Adult Life Skills

Name: Adult Life Skills
Duration: 1 h 36 min

1hr 36m

1hr 36m
3.5/5 (1.4K)
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This is a story about confronting the things we are most scared of – a story that explores the universal themes of being lost and finding yourself, making… More Details »

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Director:

Rachel Tunnard

Producer:

Jakob Abrahamsson, Paul Ashton, Michael Berliner

Writer:

Rachel Tunnard

Release Date:

Jan 18, 2019

Runtime:

1hr 36m

Synopsis

This is a story about confronting the things we are most scared of – a story that explores the universal themes of being lost and finding yourself, making peace with who you are, and regaining self-confidence and dignity.

Cast

Jodie Whittaker
Lorraine Ashbourne
Brett Goldstein
Rachael Deering
Eileen Davies
Alice Lowe
Edward Hogg
Ozzy Myers
David Anderson
Andrew Buckley

Letterboxd User Reviews

3.5

RATINGS 125 FANS

3.5

May 2, 2017

I really really loved this. Adult Life Skills is a really enjoyable quirky British indie flick from first time director Rachel Tunnard. The divine Jodie Whittaker stars as Anna, a young woman fast approaching 30 who is clearly existing rather than living after the death…

120 Likes

Mark Cunliffe 🇵🇸

Aug 21, 2021

Wow, I wonder how someone thought to cast Brett Goldstein as a sweet weirdo who just wants to talk about movies 👀

71 Likes

✨🥀 e m m é

Jan 10, 2021

!!! neurodivergent coded characters !!! !!! accurate depictions of grief !!! !!! horny grandmas !!!

61 Likes

lateagain
Apr 25, 2022

minus half a star because she's literally me and i don't like it

59 Likes

root

May 6, 2020

Reviewed on Cinema Eclectica. Also 52 films by women 2020: 33/52. This could so easily have been lightweight and twee, but it's elevated enormously by investing seriously in three things most slacker comedies don't bother with. There's no reason why a film set mostly in…

47 Likes

Graham Williamson

Aug 31, 2021

maybe i’ll move into the shed

45 Likes

chloe
Dec 6, 2024

Jodie Whittaker and Brett Goldstein are always fun and likeable in most things they’re in. But the story of grief and how it manifests and how over takes Anna’s life in many moments throughout the movie is the heart of the story. 8/10

44 Likes

Discovery_17

May 19, 2020

Jodie? How so cute?

42 Likes

Rach Rhodes

Oct 23, 2020

"It's like a contraceptive made of chipboard and pebbledash. If she moves in here, her hymen will grow back!" - Jean Not sure if this qualifies as a 'chick flick', but whatever... Jodie Whittaker is brilliant and I loved it. This contains a believable story of getting…

41 Likes

Graham