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2023 · 117 min · R

American Fiction

Directed by Cord Jefferson · Comedy, Drama

American Fiction (2023) is a Comedy film, directed by Cord Jefferson set in Boston and Los Angeles during the 2020s. It runs 117 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of identity, family & loyalty, and prejudice & racism play out through metafiction and frame narrative.

Composer
Laura Karpman
Cinematography
Cristina Dunlap
Cast
Jeffrey WrightJohn OrtizErika AlexanderLeslie UggamsSterling K. BrownSkyler WrightJohn AlesPatrick Fischler

The world of this film

Setting

Where
BostonLos Angeles
Setting
UrbanCoastal Sea
When
2020s

Premise & themes

Themes
IdentityFamily & LoyaltyPrejudice & Racism
Structure
MetafictionFrame Narrative
Tone
SatiricalDarkly ComicContemplative

Shape

Protagonist
Solo Lead
Pacing
Measured
Dialogue
Talky Dialogue Driven
Based on
Pure Fiction

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