Jeffrey Wright
Thelonious "Monk" Ellison
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American Fiction is a film based on a novel by Percival Everett, about a novelist who writes a satire of stereotypical "Black" books and becomes a bestseller. The film stars Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae and others, and won the People's Choice Award at TIFF.
Dec 22, 2023 · American Fiction: Directed by Cord Jefferson. With Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander. A novelist who's fed up with the establishment profiting from Black entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of the hypocrisy and madness he claims to disdain.
- (93K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Cord Jefferson
- 2023-12-22
AMERICAN FICTION is Cord Jefferson's hilarious directorial debut, which confronts our culture's obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes.
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- Cord Jefferson
- R
- Jeffrey Wright
Dec 15, 2023 · A film about a Black author who writes a satirical novel under a pseudonym and becomes a sensation. The film explores the themes of Black representation, identity, and marketability in literature and media.
Oct 16, 2023 · Watch the official trailer for #AmericanFiction, starring Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, and Sterling K. Brown. From Writer/Director Cord Jefferson.
- 3 min
- 11.4M
- Amazon MGM Studios
Dec 14, 2023 · Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction” is a cagey, cerebral dramedy about a joke that backfires on its author, a stone-faced literature professor named Thelonious Ellison (Jeffrey Wright) who...
Mar 10, 2024 · American Fiction is a comedy-drama film about a Black author who writes a bestseller under a pseudonym. The film, based on a novel by Percival Everett, won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay and is available to stream on Prime Video and MGM+.
