Movie
American Fiction
Overview
A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
Details
- Release date
- 2023-11-10
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- MRC, T-Street, 3 Arts Entertainment, Almost Infinite
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jeffrey Wright as Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison
- John Ortiz as Arthur
- Erika Alexander as Coraline
- Leslie Uggams as Agnes Ellison
- Sterling K. Brown as Clifford Ellison
- Skyler Wright as Brittany
- John Ales as Leo
- Patrick Fischler as Mandel
- Carmen Cusack as Gilda
- Joseph Marrella as Matthew Wilson
- Stephen Burrell as Jordan Phillips
- Issa Rae as Sintara Golden
Crew
- Cord Jefferson - Director
- Cord Jefferson - Writer
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