Young Adam (2003)

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Everyone has a past. Everyone has a secret.

A young drifter working on a river barge disrupts his employers' lives while hiding the fact that he knows more about a dead woman found in the river than he admits.

• Released: 2003-09-26
• Genres: Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 33m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 5.9/10 from 201 votes

Directed by David Mackenzie.

Top cast

• Ewan McGregor as Joe Taylor
• Tilda Swinton as Ella Gault
• Peter Mullan as Les Gault
• Emily Mortimer as Cathie Dimly
• Jack McElhone as Jim Gault
• Thérèse Bradley as Gwen
• Ewan Stewart as Daniel Gordon
• Stuart McQuarrie as Bill
• Pauline Turner as Connie
• Alan Cooke as Bob M'bussi

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Young Adam

• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Icon Film Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Plex, Amazon MX Player; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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