American Fiction

American Fiction

Once you go full black, you ain't never going back!

2023•1h 57m•7.3/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.3/10(1K)

A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.

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Production

MRC, T-Street, 3 Arts Entertainment, Almost Infinite

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey Wright

Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison

John Ortiz

John Ortiz

Arthur

Erika Alexander

Erika Alexander

Coraline

Leslie Uggams

Leslie Uggams

Agnes Ellison

Sterling K. Brown

Sterling K. Brown

Clifford Ellison

Skyler Wright

Skyler Wright

Brittany

John Ales

John Ales

Leo

Patrick Fischler

Patrick Fischler

Mandel

Carmen Cusack

Carmen Cusack

Gilda

Joseph Marrella

Matthew Wilson

Stephen Burrell

Jordan Phillips

Issa Rae

Issa Rae

Sintara Golden

Nicole Kempskie

Sintara's Moderator

Becki Dennis

Becki Dennis

Clinic Receptionist

Tracee Ellis Ross

Tracee Ellis Ross

Lisa Ellison

Myra Lucretia Taylor

Myra Lucretia Taylor

Lorraine

Ryan Richard Doyle

Ned

Kate Avallone

Kate Avallone

Woman on Patio

Dustin Tucker

Dustin Tucker

Phillip

Michael Jibrin

Michael Jibrin

Jelani

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