Film1999107 min

American Movie

Name: American Movie
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1999
Duration: 107 min
Cast: Mark Borchardt, Mike Schank, Tom Schimmels, Monica Borchardt, Alex Borchardt

Taste attributes: documentarycomedypsychologicalslowfresh & originalunsavouryrealisticenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questrags to richesself destruction/implosionsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leadsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeOriginal and unsavoury: a realistic documentary, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.8 /10

TMDB · 172 votes

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What lines up

Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

American Movie is the story of 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.

Synopsis: TMDB