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American Fiction
2023 117 min United States of America R 18+
★8.2
Comedy, Drama
Director: Cord Jefferson
🎭 Based on
«Erasure»
byPercival Everett
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Description
A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
Budget:
$16M
US Gross:
$21.1M
Worldwide:
$22.48M
Starring
Jeffrey Wright
Actor
Skyler Wright
Actor
John Ales
Actor
Awards
Academy Awards 2024
— Best Adapted Screenplay
BAFTA 2024
— Best Adapted Screenplay
Academy Awards 2024
— Best Supporting Actor
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2024
— Best Supporting Actor
BAFTA 2024
— Best Adapted Screenplay
Academy Awards 2024
— Best Picture
Academy Awards 2024
— Best Original Score
Golden Globe 2024
— Best Picture (Comedy or Musical)
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2024
— Best Actor
Academy Awards 2024
— Best Actor
Golden Globe 2024
— Best Actor (Comedy or Musical)
Key opinion
American Fiction is widely praised for its biting satire of racial stereotypes and literary industry hypocrisy, anchored by a commanding central performance from Jeffrey Wright. While critics appreciate the film's intelligent, non-moralizing tone, opinions are divided on the integration of its domestic family drama and its overall narrative cohesion.
| Acting | Jeffrey Wright anchors the film with a layered, career-best performance that conveys deep intellectual frustration and emotional nuance. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay offers a sharp, elegant critique of the publishing industry's demand for stereotypical portrayals of Black identity. | |
| Humor | The humor effectively balances the film's darker satirical themes with lighthearted, absurd moments that heighten the narrative's impact. | |
| Pacing | The inclusion of the domestic family subplot is divisive; some viewers find it deepens the protagonist's humanity, while others feel it disrupts the satirical focus and fractures the narrative. |