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American Fiction

2023·1h 57m·R
DramaComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 7.5/10
148,575 votes
Metascore
81
Metacritic

A novelist who's fed up with the establishment profiting from Black entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of the hypocrisy and madness he claims to disdain.

American Fiction is a 2023 drama comedy movie directed by Cord Jefferson, starring John Ales, Patrick Fischler, Jeffrey Wright. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.5/10 from 148,575 votes and runs 1h 57m.

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Director
Cord Jefferson
Stars
John Ales
Patrick Fischler
Jeffrey Wright
Skyler Wright
Details
2023-12-22
117 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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