American Dreamer (2019)

  • Rated R
  • 1hr 32m
  • 40

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Derrick Borte

Producer:

Nate Bolotin, Daniel Forte, Jonathan Gray

Writer:

Derrick Borte, Daniel Forte

Release Date:

Sep 20, 2019

Runtime:

1hr 32m

Synopsis

A down on his luck rideshare driver who makes extra cash chauffeuring a low level drug dealer around town finds himself in a serious financial bind and decides to kidnap the dealer's child.

Cast

  • Jim Gaffigan
  • Isabel Arraiza
  • Tammy Blanchard
  • Robbie Jones
  • Alejandro Hernandez
  • Eric D. Hill Jr.
  • Curtis Lyons
  • Brian K. Landis
  • Harrison Fall
  • Tommy Coleman

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Metacritic

40
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88
Sep 20, 2019

Directed with claustrophobic, docudrama-style intensity by Derrick Borte (who also co-wrote the screenplay with Daniel Forte) and featuring a career-best dramatic performance by Gaffigan, American Dreamer is a dark and intense and sometimes brutally violent slice of rotted life.

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Metacritic review by Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper
Chicago Sun-Times
40
Sep 18, 2019

Despite earning his bread and butter with genial comedy noted for its family-friendly language and humor, Jim Gaffigan performs laudably in this decidedly dark role.

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Metacritic review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
50
Sep 10, 2019

American Dreamer is riveting to sit through, but too pitiless to embrace.

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Metacritic review by Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Movie Nation
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