The Adderall Diaries
The truth is a motherf_cker.
The truth is a motherf_cker.
Drama, Romance, Thriller
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2016
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Writer and Adderall enthusiast Stephen Elliott reaches a low point when his estranged father resurfaces, claiming that Stephen has fabricated much of the dark childhood that that fuels his writing. Adrift in the precarious gray area of memory, Stephen is led by three sources of inspiration: a new romance, the best friend who shares his history, and a murder trial that reminds him more than a little of his own story. Based on the memoir of the same name.
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Details
Runtime:
87 min
Release date:
15 Apr 2016
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$15,364
Awards:
3 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Mr. Elliott's story is not helped by James Franco, who plays him with his usual smug catatonia.
– Rex Reed,
New York Observer,
21 Apr 2016
fresh:
"The Adderall Diaries" is a complex, absorbing, at times profound look at how we choose to remember our past.
– Gary Goldstein,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr 2016
rotten:
All affect and no personality.
– Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
14 Apr 2016
fresh:
Writer-director Pamela Romanowsky, in her first feature, captures both fireworks and tragedy in go-for-broke scenes between Franco and Harris.
– Tom Keogh,
Seattle Times,
14 Apr 2016
rotten:
The Adderall Diaries comes across as an incomplete jumble of colliding plot lines.
– Richard Roeper,
Chicago Sun-Times,
14 Apr 2016