American Fiction

Name: American Fiction
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: December 15, 2023
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 81
Cast: Adam Brody, Carmen Cusack, Elle Sciore, Erika Alexander, Issa Rae

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Orion Pictures | Release Date: December 15, 2023 | R

Starring: Adam Brody, Carmen Cusack, Elle Sciore, Erika Alexander, Issa Rae, Jeffrey Wright, John Ales, John Ortiz, Leslie Uggams, Miriam Shor, Patrick Fischler, Ryan Richard Doyle, Skyler Wright, Stephen Burrell, Sterling K. Brown, Tracee Ellis Ross

Summary: Monk (Jeffrey Wright) is 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

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 117 min

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Odie Henderson

Jan 2, 2024

The satire isn’t as brutal as it could have been — and perhaps needed to be — but overall, I thought “American Fiction” was a rousing success that got me thinking about my own experiences. Read full review

Bill Goodykoontz

Dec 20, 2023

The genius in Wright’s performance and Jefferson’s direction lies in how they don’t succumb to the temptation to overplay anything. Wright gets Monk’s rage just right — it’s internal, though at some point a pressure cooker has to blow. Read full review

Moira Macdonald

Jan 5, 2024

It’s a sharp, pointed satire that’s also very funny. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Sep 10, 2023

The helmer trusts his audience to bring themselves to the material. Ultimately, that’s what makes reading “American Fiction” so rewarding. Read full review

Constance Grady

Dec 15, 2023

Despite his grumpy contrarianism, Monk is an intensely lovable character. In part, that’s thanks to Wright’s gleeful, nuanced performance; in part, it’s because Jefferson shows us all of who Monk is. Read full review

Josh Larsen

Dec 20, 2023

More successful as a quiet, nuanced family drama than a broad social satire. Read full review

David Jenkins

Feb 1, 2024

There are some great things in this film, yet its intentions are swept up in a mire of tonal indecision and cynicism masquerading as irony. Read full review

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