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Releasing on Dec 15, 2023
American Fiction

Summary Monk (Jeffrey Wright) is a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, Monk uses a pen name to write an outlandish “Black” book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.

American Fiction
Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 14 Critic Reviews
82
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Summary Monk (Jeffrey Wright) is a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, Monk uses a pen name to write an outlandish “Black” book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 14 Critic Reviews
82
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Universal Acclaim Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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100% Positive
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Production Company 3 Arts Entertainment, MRC Film, Media Rights Capital (MRC), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Orion Pictures, T-Street
Release Date Dec 15, 2023
Duration 1 h 57 m
Rating R
Toronto International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination