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American Movie

American Movie

Nov 5, 1999
107 min
DocumentaryComedy
7.6/ 10
259 votes

Overview

American Movie documents the story of filmmaker Mark Borchardt, his mission, and his dream. Spanning over two years of intense struggle with his film, his family, financial decline, and spiritual crisis, American Movie is a portrayal of ambition, obsession, excess, and one man's quest for the American Dream.

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TMDB
7.6/10
259 votes
IMDB
7.8/10
20,730 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
84/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

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Box Office$1,165,795Worldwide gross
US Box Office$1,165,795Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

6 wins & 6 nominations total

Details

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Status

Released

Original Language

en

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Revenue

$1,165,795

Production Companies

Civilian PicturesBluemark ProductionsC-Hundred Film CorporationLibrary FilmsSony Pictures Classics

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