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American Fiction is a 2023 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Cord Jefferson in his feature directorial debut.
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.
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- 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.
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- Cord Jefferson
- R
- Jeffrey Wright
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 Jefferson.
- 3 min
- 11.5M
- Amazon MGM Studios
Dec 15, 2023 · Director Cord Jefferson, in his feature debut, "American Fiction" (based on Percival Everett 's novel, Erasure), unpacks the qualifying characteristics and limitations of mass market white interest in Black stories. Thelonious "Monk" Ellison (Jeffrey Wright) is an author and college professor.
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.
Mar 21, 2024 · Based on Percival Everett's novel "Erasure", here's where to watch "American Fiction" — one of several 2024 Oscar winners streaming now — from anywhere. We've also embedded the trailer further...
