American Fiction

American Fiction

Theatrical - Wide 2023-11-10

Cast Jeffrey Wright John Ortiz Erika Alexander Leslie Uggams Sterling K. Brown
Directed by Cord Jefferson

Box Office Gross: $22,483,370

Running Time: 117 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: MRC, T-Street, 3 Arts Entertainment, Almost Infinite

Genres: Comedy Drama

JoBlo's Rating

8/10

Synopsis

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

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Stephen King recommends the comedy drama American Fiction, starring Jeffrey Wright, as a terrific, warmhearted film

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