American Buffalo fingerprintImmersive world, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic
Plenty of sharp wit and dark humor
Everyday modern life, crime, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, dialogue, and characters
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
American Buffalo is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic
Emotionally, it's melancholic.
Plenty of sharp wit and dark humor
Expect plenty of sharp wit and dark humor.
Everyday modern life, crime, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, crime, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, dialogue, and characters
The performances, dialogue, and characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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American Buffalo is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Pluto TV and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 62/100 (IMDb 5.8 and Rotten Tomatoes 72%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: strong language.
1 h 28 min
American Buffalo runs 1 h 28 min.
Not quite. Critics rate American Buffalo higher (72) than audiences (52). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom, United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for American Buffalo in 8 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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