American Movie

American Movie

R

1999

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107 mins

Poster for American Movie

Directed by Chris Smith
94%
90%
Documentary
Award Winner

Sundance award-winning documentary following filmmaker Mark Borchardt, his mission, and his dream. Spanning over two years of intense struggle with... More

Sundance award-winning documentary following filmmaker Mark Borchardt, his mission, and his dream. Spanning over two years of intense struggle with his film, his family, financial decline, and spiritual crisis, American Movie is a portrayal of ambition, obsession, excess, and one man's quest for the American Dream.

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American Movie | Ratings & Reviews

94_%51 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
90_%12,532 reviews
Audience score rating

"You will laugh your head off."

"Painfully hilarious."

"Captures both the intensity and the perpetual humour of assorted situations."

"Very funny, sometimes very sad."

"Engaging."

San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Chronicle

"A runaway hit."

Austin Chronicle

Austin Chronicle

American Movie | Details

Directed by

Cast

Monica Borchardt

Chris Borchardt

Cliff Borchardt

Award winner: Grand Jury Prize (Documentary), Sundance 1999
Rating: R,
Runtime: 107
Genre: Documentary
Country of origin: USA

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