Alice Adams

Overview

The Adams family navigates the struggles of lower-middle-class life, with father and son content in their drugstore jobs. Meanwhile, Alice and her mother are determined to elevate their social standing, facing rejection and awkwardness along the way. When Alice encounters her ideal partner, Arthur, her mother pressures her father into a dubious business venture, hoping to impress him with a lavish family dinner. As the evening unfolds, will the disastrous outcome push Arthur away, or can Alice salvage her dreams of romance?