American Star fingerprintStrong craft, light on feelings.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, mystery, and the mind
Standout characters
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
American Star is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, mystery, and the mind
Its world is built around everyday modern life, mystery, and the mind.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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American Star is included with a subscription to Hulu, Philo, AMC+, and Sundance Now in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 64/100 (IMDb 5.5, Rotten Tomatoes 78%, and Metacritic 66). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
1 h 47 min
American Star runs 1 h 47 min.
Not quite. Critics rate American Star higher (72) than audiences (56). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in Spain, United Kingdom, United States.
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