Name: American Buffalo
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1996-09-13
Duration: 1 h 28 min
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Franz, Sean Nelson

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Fingerprint

Weighs on you.
Feels like real life.
Puts you inside a crime.
Keeps you on edge.
Breaks your heart.

Not for warmth, uplift or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+17)
Critics 72Audiences 55GoodWatch 63
Tomatometer72%
Letterboxd · 3 K ratings3.1/5
IMDb5.8
Audience score45%
Running time
1 h 28 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −21 min on the typical 109
typical 10988
Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
1996
September 13, 1996
30 years ago
Genres
DramaCrime
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceMild
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesIntense
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
3 people
Directing · 4
Michael Corrente Director
Julian Petrillo First Assistant Director
Richard Greenberg Second Assistant Director
Sarah Auerswald Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
David Mamet Screenplay, Theatre Play
Production · 10
John Sloss Executive Producer, Legal Services
Gregory Mosher Producer
Suzanne Smith Crowley Casting
Kerry Barden Casting
Billy Hopkins Casting
Sarah Green Co-Producer
Camera · 8
Richard Crudo Director of Photography
Brian Hamill Still Photographer
Daniel L. Turrett Camera Operator
Tim Metivier Second Assistant Camera
John Corso Steadicam Operator
Tom O'Halloran First Assistant Camera
Editing · 3
Kate Sanford Editor
Gary Levy Associate Editor
Tom Salvatore Color Timer
Sound · 17
Thomas Newman Orchestrator, Original Music Composer
Tony Martinez Supervising Sound Editor
Eliza Paley Dialogue Editor
Dennis Sands Scoring Mixer
Ron Judkins Production Sound Mixer
Robert Jackson Production Sound Mixer
Art · 12
Daniel Talpers Production Design
Ray Fisher Leadman
David Gulick Property Master
Jessica Lanier Set Decoration
Sophie Carlhian Painter
David Melito Art Department Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up · 2
Deborah Newhall Costume Design
Brenda McNally Makeup Artist, Hairstylist
Lighting · 4
Michael F. Burke Gaffer
Scott D. Davis Best Boy Electric
Mark J. Casey Electrician
Brian A. Pitts Electrician
Other crew · 50
Jalil Jay Lynch Stunt Coordinator
Natalija Nogulich Thanks
Robert Turano Creative Consultant
Libby Langdon Thanks
Michael Jackman Post Production Supervisor
Michael J. Harker Post Production Consulting