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American Splendor

2003·1h 41m·R
DramaBiographyComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 7.4/10
54,783 votes
Metascore
90
Metacritic

An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.

American Splendor is a 2003 drama biography movie, starring Chris Ambrose, Paul Giamatti, Shari Springer Berman. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.4/10 from 54,783 votes and runs 1h 41m.

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Stars
Chris Ambrose
Paul Giamatti
Shari Springer Berman
Harvey Pekar
Details
2003-09-12
101 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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