American Movie

  • Rated R
  • 1hr 47m
  • 84

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Chris Smith

Producer:

Chris Smith, Sarah Price

Writer:

Mark Borchardt

Runtime:

1hr 47m

Synopsis

Documentary about an aspiring filmmaker's attempts to finance his dream project by finally completing the low-budget horror film he abandoned years before.

Cast

  • Mark Borchardt
  • Tom Schimmels
  • Monica Borchardt
  • Alex Borchardt
  • Chris Borchardt
  • Ken Keen
  • Mike Schank
  • Matt Weisman
  • Bill Borchardt
  • Cliff Borchardt

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Metacritic

84
metacritic
Based on 29 Critics
8.2

USER SCORE (40)

Universal acclaim based on 40 Reviews
80

Brilliant, mind-boggling.

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Metacritic review by Michael Atkinson
Michael Atkinson
Mr. Showbiz
88

Of all the many documentaries that take you along on a movie shoot, one of my all-time favorites is this delightfully scrappy, sometimes poignant, often hilarious show.

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Metacritic review by Michael Wilmington
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
63

Frequently hilarious, if overlong.

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Metacritic review by Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post
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