Adventureland (film)

Adventureland
Adventureland
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Greg Mottola
Written by	Greg Mottola
Produced by	Sidney Kimmel; Anne Carey; Ted Hope
Starring	Jesse Eisenberg; Kristen Stewart; Martin Starr; Bill Hader; Kristen Wiig; Margarita Levieva; Ryan Reynolds;
Cinematography	Terry Stacey
Edited by	Anne McCabe
Music by	Yo La Tengo
Production; companies	Miramax Films; Sidney Kimmel Entertainment; This is that
Distributed by	Miramax Films
Release date	April 3, 2009;
Running time	107 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$9.8 million
Box office	$17.2 million

Adventureland is a 2009 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Greg Mottola. It stars Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Martin Starr, and Margarita Levieva. In the film, recent college graduate James Brennan (Eisenberg) takes a job at a run-down Pittsburgh amusement park to save up for grad school in New York.

The theme park is loosely based on the "Adventureland" local theme park in Farmingdale, New York. Released on April 3, 2009, the film received positive reviews and earned $17.1 million worldwide at the box office. It was nominated for "Best Ensemble Cast Performance" at the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards.