Adoration

2013 · 1h40 · Film

Directed by Anne Fontaine

Starring Naomi Watts, Robin Wright, Xavier Samuel, James Frecheville, Ben Mendelsohn, Sophie Lowe, Gary Sweet, Jessica Tovey, Alyson Standen, Dane Eade

Ideal when you feel… Sad / low Exhausted

Lil and Roz are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four are confronted by simmering emotions that have been mounting between them, and each find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention.

Original language

English

Screenplay

Christopher Hampton, Doris Lessing

Music

Christopher Gordon

Cinematography

Christophe Beaucarne

Cast

James Frecheville, Ben Mendelsohn, Sophie Lowe, Gary Sweet, Jessica Tovey, Alyson Standen, Dane Eade, Charlee Thomas, Scott Pirlo

Updated July 22, 2026

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