Adam

ADAM, from writer/director Max Mayer, stars Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne as Adam Raki and Beth Buchwald, upstairs/downstairs NYC new neighbors.  Beth is a teacher who wants to be a children's book writer; Adam is an electronics engineer whose true love is all things astronomical.  Early on in their friendship he tells Beth that he has Asperger's Syndrome, which makes empathy and communication challenging.  Adam's recently deceased father's longtime friend, Harlan (Frankie Faison) acts as a guardian/friend/mentor, a gentle and thoughtful philosopher and pragmatist.

Beth has her issues, too: an only child, she's aware that she's spoiled and used to having her own way.  She's her father (Peter Gallagher)'s darling, and one of the plot's complications hinges on her father's personality, his "angles," as her mother (Amy Irving) puts it.

ADAM is quirky; its characters come across as real.  The relationship is what it is, no fluffs or fanfare.  An interesting comparison for ADAM is the recent (500) DAYS OF SUMMER.