young adult
- Director
- Jason Reitman
- Release Date
- December 9, 2011
- Studio(s)
- Paramount Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Paramount Pictures
- Cast
- Charlize Theron , Patton Oswalt , Patrick Wilson , Elizabeth Reaser , Collette Wolfe
- Writers
- Diablo Cody
- Runtime
- 94 minutes
- Budget
- $12 million
Summary
Mavis Gary, a divorced, alcoholic author of a series of young adult novels, travels back to her hometown in an attempt to win back her high school boyfriend.
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