Adult As Child
"adult as child" Movies and TV Shows
#1
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Synopsis:
Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years after his birth, he meets Daisy, a child who flits in and out of his life as she grows up to be a dancer. Though he has all sorts of unusual adventures over the course of his life, it is his relationship with Daisy, and the hope that they will come…
Starring:
Brad Pitt,
Mahershala Ali,
Jared Harris
Plot:
diary,
navy,
funeral,
tea,
travel,
premature aging,
old age,
reverse aging,
no title at beginning,
no opening credits
...
#2
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Synopsis:
'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.
Starring:
Bob Hoskins,
Christopher Lloyd,
Charles Fleischer
#3
Freaky Friday
Synopsis:
Mother and daughter bicker over everything -- what Anna wears, whom she likes and what she wants to do when she's older. In turn, Anna detests Tess's fiancé. When a magical fortune cookie switches their personalities, they each get a peek at how the other person feels, thinks and lives.
Starring:
Stephen Tobolowsky,
Jamie Lee Curtis,
Harold Gould
#4
El Chavo del Ocho
Synopsis:
The mishaps of Chavo, an 8-year-old orphan boy who lives in a barrel. Together with Quico, Chilindrina, Ñoño and La Popis, Chavo experiences a series of humorous entanglements.
Starring:
Édgar Vivar,
Roberto Gómez Bolaños,
Carlos Villagrán
#5
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
Synopsis:
In New York City, Clary Fray, a seemingly ordinary teenager, learns that she is descended from a line of Shadowhunters — half-angel warriors who protect humanity from evil forces. After her mother disappears, Clary joins forces with a group of Shadowhunters and enters Downworld, an alternate realm filled with demons, vampires, and a host of other creatures. Clary and her companions must find and …
Starring:
Lena Headey,
Jared Harris,
Kevin Zegers
Plot:
magic,
demon,
new york city,
vampire,
teenager,
warrior,
secret,
battle,
warlock,
female protagonist
...
#6
The Boss Baby
Synopsis:
A story about how a new baby's arrival impacts a family, told from the point of view of a delightfully unreliable narrator, a wildly imaginative 7 year old named Tim.
Starring:
Steve Buscemi,
Alec Baldwin,
Tobey Maguire
#7
The Boss Baby: Family Business
Synopsis:
The Templeton brothers — Tim and his Boss Baby little bro Ted — have become adults and drifted away from each other. But a new boss baby with a cutting-edge approach and a can-do attitude is about to bring them together again … and inspire a new family business.
Starring:
James Marsden,
Ariana Greenblatt,
Alec Baldwin
#8
17 Again
Synopsis:
On the brink of a midlife crisis, 30-something Mike O'Donnell wishes he could have a "do-over." And that's exactly what he gets when he wakes up one morning to find he's 17 years old again. With his adult mind stuck inside the body of a teenager, Mike actually has the chance to reverse some decisions he wishes he'd never made. But maybe they weren't so bad after all.
Starring:
Zac Efron,
Leslie Mann,
Matthew Perry