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R Released Jan 12 1h 57m Comedy Drama TRAILER for American Fiction: Trailer 2 List
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AMERICAN FICTION is Cord Jefferson's hilarious directorial debut, which confronts our culture's obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes. Jeffrey Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist who's fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, Monk uses a pen name to write an outlandish "Black" book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain. Read More Read Less
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Jeffrey Wright and American Fiction will forever be inextricable thanks to the actor's committed approach to the pointedly humorous and insightful material.

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Smart, funny, and poignant, American Fiction will make you laugh as often as it makes you think.

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Wenlei Ma The Nightly (AU) Anchored by a tour de force performance from Jeffrey Wright, writer and first-time director Cord Jefferson’s film is a confident work that delights in exploring thorny concepts through humour and clear-minded irreverence. Rated: 5/5 Feb 27, 2024 Full Review Tara Brady Irish Times Cord Jefferson, who previously made episodes of Watchmen and The Good Life, marries a light touch and broad humour with affecting familial dysfunction and biting observations on race. Cultural crises are seldom so entertaining. Rated: 4/5 Feb 24, 2024 Full Review Stephen Romei The Australian This satire shouldn't be laugh-out-loud funny ... but it is. Rated: 4/5 Feb 24, 2024 Full Review Stacey Yvonne Wealth of Geeks In Cord Jefferson's American Fiction, Thelonious "Monk" Ellison (Jeffrey Wright) is tired. He's a writer of dense books, intelligent and full of meaning and metaphor, but they don't fly off the shelf. Rated: 10/10 Jul 8, 2024 Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid 'American Fiction' works by keeping the satire sharp, but giving it a genuine humanity. Rated: 3.5/4 Jul 3, 2024 Full Review Ray Pride Newcity Satirical hall of mirrors, reflecting and refracting with its every canny move... all held aloft by the deliciously precise leading performance by the great Jeffrey Wright. Rated: 8/10 Jul 2, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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TLC Deserves all the praise its received! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/17/24 Full Review Kimberly J I appreciate the storyline. Well Done great acting Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/04/24 Full Review Shoshanna Berger Nice story. Well told and well acted. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/24/24 Full Review Michael J Interesting look at stereotypes Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/17/24 Full Review Dave Well thought out, well written, Oscar worthy acting. Full of sharp, biting humor. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/14/24 Full Review Marian Thoughtful provoking, funny and exquisitely acted! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/12/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis AMERICAN FICTION is Cord Jefferson's hilarious directorial debut, which confronts our culture's obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes. Jeffrey Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist who's fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, Monk uses a pen name to write an outlandish "Black" book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
Director
Cord Jefferson
Producer
Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson, Jermaine Johnson
Screenwriter
Cord Jefferson
Distributor
MGM
Production Co
Orion Pictures, T-Street, MRC, 3Arts
Rating
R (Sexual References|Language Throughout|Brief Violence|Some Drug Use)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 12, 2024, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 6, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA)
$21.0M
Runtime
1h 57m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Digital 2.39:1
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