American Skin fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Nerve-racking and violent
Moving and melancholic
Serious throughout
Society, everyday modern life, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, direction, and characters
Functional look and sound
Nerve-racking and violent
American Skin is nerve-racking and violent.
Moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's moving and melancholic.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Society, everyday modern life, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around society, everyday modern life, and crime. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, direction, and characters
The performances, direction, and characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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American Skin is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Philo, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 54/100 (IMDb 7, Rotten Tomatoes 35%, and Metacritic 24). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 30 min
American Skin runs 1 h 30 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate American Skin higher (82) than critics (30). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for American Skin in 14 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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