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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.
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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

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Quinton H Overall, a good choice for a date night movie. The story & acting talent were great. In fact, I liked the movie enough to add Percival Everett to my reading list - a decision which I’ve not regretted. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/27/24 Full Review Brian J 👍🏿 very entertaining definitely would recommend Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/19/24 Full Review
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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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