| Adam the First | |
| Director: | Irving Franco |
| Runtime: | 103 minutes[1] |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Adam the First is a 2024 drama film written and directed by Irving Franco. It was released by Nova Vento Entertainment in select theaters in the United States on February 14, 2024,[2] and on May 14, 2024, via streaming by Electric Entertainment.[3]
A 14-year-old boy sets out across the country to meet a series of men who could be his father.
On October 31, 2022, it was announced that David Duchovny would star in the film, alongside Oakes Fegley and T.R. Knight.[4] Adam the First was filmed in Mississippi.[5]
[6] At Film Threat, Allan Ng gave it a 7.5/10 rating saying that the film "explores what it means to be a family from the perspective of an outsider desperately wanting to find the truth."[7]
At Common Sense Media, Jeffrey M. Anderson gave it a 3/5 rating saying that "frequently feeling a bit shallow or underwritten (and sometimes even exasperating), this drama is nonetheless held together by its undeniable earnestness and poignant lead performance."[8] At MovieWeb, Will Sayre gave it a 7/10 rating saying that "it's not groundbreaking stuff, but you'll certainly root for the goodhearted young lad played by Oakes Fegley all the way."[9]
Prairie Miller of WBAI Radio said that "suffice it to say, that whatever conventional circumstances exist in the real world concerning lost and found children, best to enter this tale of somewhat biblical proportions as suggested in the title, with an extraordinarily open mind."[10]