
The Adderall Diaries
Pamela Romanowsky, 2015
The Adderall Diaries
Stephen Elliott, 2009
The Adderall Diaries is a movie directed by Pamela Romanowsky in 2015 and based on the book The Adderall Diaries: A Memoir of Moods, Masochism, and Murder by Stephen Elliott, first published in 2009. The movie features James Franco, Ed Harris, Amber Heard, Jim Parrack, Timothée Chalamet, Danny Flaherty, and others.
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Storyline
Stephen Elliott is a successful author with a troubling childhood. His mother died when he was a child and his father was physically and psychologically abusive. He has lived most of his life behaving very destructively and abusing drugs and committing petty vandalism.
Movie vs Book

Year
2015
Minutes
87
Movie Rate
5.10
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Adderall Diaries
Director: Pamela Romanowsky
Country: USA
Year: 2015
Length: 1h27m
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Year
2009
Pages
208
Book Rate
6.98
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Book
The Adderall Diaries
Subtitle: A Memoir of Moods, Masochism, and Murder
Author: Stephen Elliott
Country: Ireland
First published in: 2009
Length: 208 pages
Genre: Biography
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