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- 2023
- R
- Amazon MGM Studios
- 1 h 57 m
- 2023
- R
- Amazon MGM Studios
- 1 h 57 m
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.
Directed By: Cord Jefferson
Written By: Percival Everett, Cord Jefferson
- 2023
- R
- Amazon MGM Studios
- 1 h 57 m
- 2023
- R
- Amazon MGM Studios
- 1 h 57 m
American Fiction
7.3
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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.
Directed By: Cord Jefferson
Written By: Percival Everett, Cord Jefferson
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 54 Critic Reviews
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98% Positive
53 Reviews
53 Reviews
2% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 54 Critic Reviews
81
98% Positive
53 Reviews
53 Reviews
2% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
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.
There’s no real tonal conflict between the lightness of the comedy and the import of the issues it is addressing; American Fiction runs on serious conversations that are never bogged down by being treated too seriously.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 143 User Ratings
7.3
76% Positive
109 Ratings
109 Ratings
17% Mixed
24 Ratings
24 Ratings
7% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 143 User Ratings
7.3
76% Positive
109 Ratings
109 Ratings
17% Mixed
24 Ratings
24 Ratings
7% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
Esse filme é INCRÍVEL e eu adorei a crítica brilhante que fizeram, entrou para a lista dos melhores filmes que assisti no ano de 2024
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The best movie I've watched in 2024 thus far is "American Fiction," without a doubt! This film is such a clever, complex, and intriguing comedy. Never have I found it so enjoyable to hear profanity in a non-threatening setting! "American Fiction" will be regarded as a masterpiece in American film as the years pass.
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The story works on two levels, first as a prickly critique of the pressures facing Black creatives. But equally satisfying is its depiction of the abrasive, complicated dynamics in a high-achieving family.
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.
American Fiction can be tender and also brutally funny, wise but also sometimes rushed in its attempts to tie up its many threads. The film is always alive with ideas and filled with compassion for its complicated characters, however. Like a good novel, it’s very hard to put down.
Almost everything about the writing, publishing, fame-fighting and Monk confronting his own prejudices, seems truncated to make more room for family drama. And while the relationship with his sister (Ross) seems beautifully lived-in until it’s chopped off, and every moment Wright and Brown trade jibes, jabs and affectionate brotherly connections is rewarding, nothing else delivers at that level.
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.
Oppenheimer and Killers of the Flower Moon were good, but depressing. Poor Things was... disappointing. Dune 2 was also style over substance IMO. FINALLY. FINALLY a movie with a brain. AND a heart. My favorite movie of 2023. Said so many things that needed to be said. Bravo. Jeffery Wright is brilliant.
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The comedy was fantastic, and I love that it makes fun of white people who try to speak for black people. However, there's a lot of filler in the movie that taints the overall experience. If the movie is a comedy, we don't need these dumb side stories about different family members dying, we just want the social commentary, which is what the movie is supposed to be about!
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'American Fiction' is an entertaining satire about what the white elite expects from black art. It's an interesting exploration of how the black experience is reduced to misery and exploitation. However, the most attractive part of the story is overshadowed by an ordinary and somewhat boring family drama. Jeffrey Wright is formidable as the protagonist, but none of the other characters are as fascinating. The premise had potential, but it lacked edge.
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Not bad, but I got the impression that the story was forced to make everyone a little bit happy or unhappy... and of course gain a nomination... i mean regarding, for example, the african american feud about the way of writing books or about the exaggerated sensitivity of new generation about: we can say anything? So maybe we cannot really talk about nothing cause we cannot freely express ourselves...
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Looking forward to seeing this as the reviews were glowing and I'd heard it was very clever and bravely counter-culture. Sadly it's a very average, low budget film that ironically succeeds because it's a black film about a lacklustre product succeeding because it's a black product. Well, there you go - 3 stars
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Production Company
3 Arts Entertainment,
MRC Film,
Media Rights Capital (MRC),
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM),
Orion Pictures,
T-Street
Release Date Dec 15, 2023
Duration 1 h 57 m
Rating R
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Nominations
Black Reel Awards
• 6 Wins & 9 Nominations
