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American Fiction is a 2023 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Cord Jefferson in his feature directorial debut.Based on the 2001 novel Erasure by Percival Everett, it follows a frustrated African-American novelist-professor who writes an outlandish satire of stereotypical "Black" books, only for it to be mistaken for serious literature and published to high sales and critical ...
American Fiction: Directed by Cord Jefferson. With Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander. A novelist who's fed up with the establishment profiting from Black entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of the hypocrisy and madness he claims to disdain.
- (94K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Cord Jefferson
- 2023-12-22
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 ...
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- Cord Jefferson
- R
- Jeffrey Wright
Dec 15, 2023 · Stagg R. Leigh is revered while Thelonious Ellison is stagnant, digging his nails into the sand to keep himself and his family from slipping out to sea. “American Fiction” is a thoughtful, although heavy-handed, film. The strength of its thesis successfully bonds the film together. And yet, there are more than a handful of moments, both ...
Oct 16, 2023 · Watch the official trailer for #AmericanFiction, starring Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, and Sterling K. Brown. From Writer/Director Cord Jeffe...
- 3 min
- 11.4M
- Amazon MGM Studios
Mar 10, 2024 · American Fiction is a comedy-drama about a Black author who writes a bestseller under a pseudonym. The film, based on a novel by Percival Everett, won Best Adapted Screenplay and other awards for screenwriter and director Cord Jefferson.
Dec 22, 2023 · Watch the trailer, find screenings & book tickets for American Fiction on the official site. In theaters December 22 2023 brought to you by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures. Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Dar Salim, Antony Starr, Alexander Ludwig, Bobby Schofield, with Emily Beecham, and Jonny Lee Miller.
