Adam is a 2009 American romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Max Mayer and starring Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne.

His fixation on detail, repetitive behaviors, and mind-blindness cost him his job at a toy manufacturing company and nearly got him arrested after he is mistaken for a pedophile.

Beth Buchwald, a school teacher and aspiring children's book writer, moves into the apartment above his and they strike up an awkward friendship.

In a naive effort to make small talk, Adam asks Marty about the details of his alleged crimes, which does not go over well with Beth.

A year later, Adam is working at the observatory, where his keen interest in space telescopes and his eidetic memory have made him successful and fulfilled in his job.

Max Mayer formed the idea for Adam when he heard a man with Asperger syndrome being interviewed on National Public Radio about how he viewed the world.

"[7] Although producer Leslie Urdang was initially doubtful of the film's chances of finding a distributor at Sundance,[8] Fox Searchlight Pictures bought the distribution rights.

[9] In March 2009, Adam was screened at the Method Fest Independent Film Festival, winning the Jury Award for Best Picture.

The site's consensus reads, "Hugh Dancy's elegant performance as a man with Asperger's Syndrome elevates Adam, an offbeat but touching romantic comedy.

[17] Roger Ebert gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying that the movie "wraps up their story in too tidy a package, insisting on finding the upbeat in the murky, and missing the chance to be more thoughtful about this challenging situation.

"[18] Nina Caplan of Time Out London accused the film of dishonesty: "But it’s not clear why a pretty daddy’s girl would fall for a talkative and lonesome engineer with Asperger’s and a space fixation.