American Me fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Brutally violent and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Melancholic
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, everyday modern life, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances
Standout editing
Brutally violent and tense
Fast from start to finish.
American Me is brutally violent, tense, and fast-paced.
Melancholic
Emotionally, it's melancholic.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Crime, everyday modern life, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around crime, everyday modern life, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
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American Me is included with a subscription to Peacock and Peacock Premium+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 71/100 (IMDb 7.1, Rotten Tomatoes 73%, and Metacritic 66). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, and drug use.
2 h 5 min
American Me runs 2 h 5 min.
Yes. Critics average 70 and audiences 72 out of 100, so both groups see American Me much the same way.
No. It cost about $16 million to make and earned $13 million worldwide, 82% of its budget.
It was made in English, with some Spanish. Produced in United States.
+22GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for American Me in 36 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 21 storytelling tropes for American Me, including Laser-Guided Karma, Sex Is Violence, Disproportionate Retribution.
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