American Dreamer

Name: American Dreamer
Genre: Thriller, Crime
Released: September 13, 2019
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 40
Cast: Alejandro Hernández, Brian K. Landis, Charlie Landis, Curtis Lyons, Cynthia Tademy

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Saban Films | Release Date: September 13, 2019 | R

Starring: Alejandro Hernández, Brian K. Landis, Charlie Landis, Curtis Lyons, Cynthia Tademy, Eric D. Hill Jr., Harrison Fall, Isabel Arraiza, Jim Gaffigan, Michael Hughes, Robbie Jones, Tammy Blanchard, Tommy Coleman

Summary: A down on his luck rideshare driver who makes extra cash chauffeuring a low level drug dealer around town finds himself in a serious financial bind and decides to kidnap the dealer’s child.

Director: Derrick Borte

Genre(s): Thriller, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 92 min

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Richard Roeper

Sep 20, 2019

Directed with claustrophobic, docudrama-style intensity by Derrick Borte (who also co-wrote the screenplay with Daniel Forte) and featuring a career-best dramatic performance by Gaffigan, American Dreamer is a dark and intense and sometimes brutally violent slice of rotted life. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Sep 10, 2019

American Dreamer is riveting to sit through, but too pitiless to embrace. Read full review

Noel Murray

Sep 19, 2019

Throughout, Gaffigan is great, eschewing sentimentality as he taps into his frustration and rage — with no jokes in sight. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

Sep 18, 2019

Despite earning his bread and butter with genial comedy noted for its family-friendly language and humor, Jim Gaffigan performs laudably in this decidedly dark role. Read full review

Glenn Kenny

Sep 12, 2019

Not even a month after the John Travolta travesty “The Fanatic” seemed to have secured the title of Worst Film of 2019, up comes this movie to overtake it. By several lengths. Read full review

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TVJerry

Jan 22, 2022

Jim Gaffigan plays against his wholesome standup type as a rideshare driver who gets in deep with the drug dealer that he chauffeurs to his deals. This ill-fated situation gets worse as the events spiral into violence. Virginian Derrick Borte co-wrote and directed this tense thriller,Jim Gaffigan plays against his wholesome standup type as a rideshare driver who gets in deep with the drug dealer that he chauffeurs to his deals. This ill-fated situation gets worse as the events spiral into violence. Virginian Derrick Borte co-wrote and directed this tense thriller, creating several compelling characters and putting them in dangerous situations. Gaffigan effectively captures his character's conflicted dilemma and the rest of the cast beautifully captures the rough style of their world. It's def on the dark side, but well-enough crafted to keep it involving. Borte's most recent Unhinged (my 5-star review) continues to confirm his ability as a director with a strong vision and the skills to pull it off.… Expand

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