Adam

Relationships are hard. Everybody knows that. But when one half of the couple has Asperger's Syndrome, you enter unfamiliar territory. Adam struggles with all but the most straight forward of social interactions, missing many of the unspoken cues and signals that make up communication between the majority of our species. He's patently bright, generous and disarmingly honest, and as a burgeoning connection forms between him and new neighbour Beth, we are treated to a gentle, sympathetic and clever exploration of the problems – and positives – of loving someone who is almost incapable of expressing themselves emotionally.

Writer/director Max Mayer (The West Wing) never lets the humour become crass exploitation or the portrayal of Adam a study in alienness, and leads Hugh Dancy (Evening) and Rose Byrne (28 Weeks Later) both avoid the acting clichés that are all too tempting for those enacting a relationship drama. With some beautiful visual moments and dialogue that easily charms, Adam is that rarest of beasts; a romantic comedy with quiet depth.