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1. • • AMERICAN FICTION is a crowd-pleasing comedy about a struggling author who gets a shot at fame. His success depends on giving up his own authentic voice, however, effectively turning the writer into everything he hates.
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     Jeffrey Wright

     Thelonious "Monk" Ellison
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     Tracee Ellis Ross

     Lisa Ellison
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     John Ortiz

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     Erika Alexander

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     Leslie Uggams

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     Adam Brody

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › American_Fiction_(film)American Fiction (film) - Wikipedia

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   American Fiction is a 2023 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Cord Jefferson in his feature directorial debut. Based on the 2001 novel Erasure by Percival Everett , it follows a frustrated novelist-professor who writes an outlandish satire of stereotypical "Black" books , only for it to be mistaken for serious literature and ...

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   • American Fiction is a 2023 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Cord Jefferson in his feature directorial debut.

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   • Stagg R. Leigh is revered while Thelonious Ellison is stagnant, digging his nails into the sand to keep himself and his family from slipping out to sea. “American Fiction” is a thoughtful, although heavy-handed, film. The strength of its thesis successfully bonds the film together.

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   • 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.

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   Is American fiction based on a true story?

   • American Fiction is an adaptation of Percival Everett’s 2001 novel Erasure, a dark comedy about how Monk is unable to find a publisher for his own latest manuscript, a reworking of Aeschylus’s The Persians, because it’s deemed inadequately Black.

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5. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › american-fiction-filmAmerican Fiction movie review (2023) | Roger Ebert

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   Dec 15, 2023 · “American Fiction” is a thoughtful, although heavy-handed, film. The strength of its thesis successfully bonds the film together. And yet, there are more than a handful of moments, both comedic and dramatic, that plead for a reaction.

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8. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › american_fictionAmerican Fiction | Rotten Tomatoes

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   American Fiction brings it back with wit and style. Rated: 7/10 Jun 15, 2024 Full Review Chris McCoy Memphis Flyer Jeffrey Wright skewers racial stereotypes in Cord Jefferson's brilliant...

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   • Director: Cord Jefferson

   • Content Rating: R
   • Actors: Jeffrey Wright

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9. www.vulture.com › article › american-fiction-review‘American Fiction’ Review: A Satire That’ll Keep Us Talking

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   Sep 10, 2023 · Cord Jefferson’s directorial debut, “American Fiction,” is a sharp comedy about racial commodification anchored by a terrific Jeffrey Wright. It won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.

   • Author: Alison Willmore

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10. www.imdb.com › title › tt23561236American Fiction (2023) - IMDb

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    Dec 22, 2023 · Comedy Drama. 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. Director. Cord Jefferson. Writers. Cord Jefferson. Percival Everett. Stars. Jeffrey Wright. Tracee Ellis Ross. John Ortiz.

    • 7.5/10 (87K)
    • Genre: Comedy, Drama

    • Director: Cord Jefferson
    • Release Date: 2023-12-22

11. www.hollywoodreporter.com › movies › movie-featuresThe Making of 'American Fiction' - The Hollywood Reporter

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    Jan 15, 2024 · The Making of ‘American Fiction’: “Tragedy and Comedy at the Same Time, and Often the Same Day” Emmy-winning ‘Watchmen’ writer Cord Jefferson’s directorial debut is both a laugh-out-loud...

12. www.npr.org › 2023/12/14 › 1219428291First-time filmmaker Cord Jefferson's 'American Fiction' is ...

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    Dec 14, 2023 · Jeffrey Wright plays a frustrated author who writes an preposterously stereotypical "Black" book as a joke, only to have it become a bestseller in the comedy American Fiction.