The Adults (2023)

[Heinz-Klett]

Written and directed by Dustin Guy Defa
with Michael Cera, Hannah Gross, Sophia Lillis
in theaters on August 18, 2023

Trailer:

The Adults (Official US Trailer) - YouTube

THE ADULTS follows Eric (Michael Cera) as he returns home for a short visit and finds himself caught between reuniting with his sisters and chasing a victory with his old poker group. As the trip extends, Eric finds it increasingly difficult to avoid confrontations and revelations as his carefully constructed façade of his adulthood gives way to old childhood conflicts. While Maggie (Sophia Lillis) attempts to recreate the intimate world the three of them once shared, Eric and Rachel (Hannah Gross) are faced with the divide between their childhood selves and the adults they are now.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26443107/
https://www.berlinale.de/en/2023/pro...202302847.html
https://variety.com/2023/film/review...ra-1235527888/

Could be right up my alley.

[BluBonnet]

‘The Adults’ Review: Dustin Guy Defa’s Indie Drama About Siblings Experiencing Grief And Reconnection

Complicated sibling relationships are the basis of Dustin Guy Defa’s The Adults. The film depicts the emotional journey of three siblings — played by Michael Cera, Hannah Gross and Sophia Lillis — reuniting after their mother’s death, a scenario that, while rife with potential conflict, also presents an opportunity for reconnection, understanding and healing. As Defa portrays, such a reunion can cause the distance that has grown between siblings over time to become painfully real.

Eric (Cera) is back in town in order to see his friend’s baby. He’s only there for two days and goes to see his two sisters, Maggie (Lillis) and Rachel (Gross), in the meantime; they’ve been estranged for three years. He has a gambling addiction, Maggie dropped out of college, and Rachel is bitter post-breakup. As children, the trio aspired to be a family music act; now these people couldn’t be more different — they don’t even look related. There’s an awkwardness lingering within their relationship: Eric and Rachel talk to one another with sarcasm and disdain, and Maggie tries to make things work by gushing about childhood memories to bring some joy to their brief time together.