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American Dreamer
Directed by
Derrick Borte
R
2018
1h 32m
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6.2
57%
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6.1
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A down on his luck HAIL driver who makes extra cash chauffeuring a low level drug dealer around town, finds himself in a serious financial bind and decides to kidnap the dealer's child.
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Cast of American Dreamer
Jim Gaffigan
Cam
Robbie Jones
Mazz
Isabel Arraiza
Marina
Tammy Blanchard
Becca
Eric D. Hill Jr.
Dontrell
Curtis Lyons
Andre
Brian K. Landis
Greg
Harrison Fall
Adam
Cynthia Tademy
Grandmother
Tommy Coleman
Officer Watson
Derrick Borte
Director / Writer
Daniel Forte
Writer
Nate Bolotin
Executive Producer
Jonathan Gray
Executive Producer
Christopher Rush Harrington
Executive Producer
Scott Floyd Lochmus
Producer
Pip Ngo
Executive Producer
Jijo Reed
Executive Producer
Mary Vernieu
Executive Producer
Jack Ryan
Production Design
American Dreamer Ratings & Reviews
Mashable
Alison Foreman
It's a far cry from Gaffigan's typical optimism, and not anywhere near as funny. But as is often the case in comedy, American Dreamer works because it feels true, and bleakly, unapologetically possible.
jackiekcooper.com
Jackie K. Cooper
An average thriller made better by a dramatic turn by the always funny Jim Gaffigan.
FilmWeek (LAist)
Wade Major
It takes some turns that feel very contributed, but you're watching this basically to watch Jim Gaffigan work and do something we haven't seen him do before. And in that regard, it's very rewarding.
The Daily Dot
Eddie Strait
This is a by-the-books crime movie about a nebbish guy who gets himself into trouble he can't navigate.
AARP Movies for Grownups
Bruce Fretts
It's a captivating ride.
Double Toasted
Martin Thomas
It's an intense movie with great, fantastic performances.
Chicago Sun-Times
Richard Roeper
Directed with claustrophobic, docudrama-style intensity by Derrick Borte and featuring a career-best dramatic performance by [Jim] Gaffigan, "American Dreamer" is a dark and intense and sometimes brutally violent slice of rotted life.
Los Angeles Times
Noel Murray
Gaffigan brings plenty of gravitas to "American Dreamer," a low-key neo-noir that starts out as a character sketch about a broken man, and then takes an even darker turn.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
Since none of the characters are terribly bright or likable, the experience of watching the film is like being trapped inside a locked car stuck in neutral.
Mark Reviews Movies
Mark Dujsik
What the hell were they thinking?
New York Times
Glenn Kenny
"American Dreamer" turns over several repellent plot points before settling on a cheap ironic ending.
Daily Dead
Patrick Bromley
It's a perfectly solid take on the territory, but by the time the credits roll hasn't offered much that hasn't been seen before.
The Hollywood Reporter
Sheri Linden
A tightly wound, mostly believable mix of genre riffs and real-world nightmares.
Film Threat
Joshua Speiser
Smart indie films like this don't come around too often. See it however/wherever you can and then bookend the experience by picking up a copy of Bradbury's short stories.
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