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American Splendor

American Splendor

Aug 15, 2003
101 min
ComedyDrama
7.2/ 10
512 votes

Overview

An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.

Ratings & Reviews

See what critics and audiences think

TMDB
7.2/10
512 votes
IMDB
7.4/10
53,964 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
90/100
Metascore

Media

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Performance & Recognition

Financial performance and accolades

Box Office & Budget

Budget$2,000,000Production cost
Box Office$6,003,587Worldwide gross
Profit$4,003,587Profitable
ROI
+200.2%Return on investment
US Box Office$6,010,990Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 31 wins & 50 nominations total

Details

Production information

"Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff"

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$2,000,000

Revenue

$6,003,587

Production Companies

HBO FilmsGood Machine

Cast & Crew

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Latest News

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The Movies We’ve Loved Since 2000 - The New York Times

The New York Times

The Movies We’ve Loved Since 2000  The New York Times

Review: ‘American Splendor’ Captures a Great Working Class Artist With Sincerity | by Reece Beckett | Counter Arts - Medium

Medium

Review: ‘American Splendor’ Captures a Great Working Class Artist With Sincerity | by Reece Beckett | Counter Arts  Medium

American Splendor - A Movie Review - vocal.media

vocal.media

American Splendor - A Movie Review  vocal.media

American Splendor (2003) ⭐ 7.4 | Biography, Comedy, Drama - IMDb

IMDb

American Splendor (2003) ⭐ 7.4 | Biography, Comedy, Drama  IMDb

My favourite film: American Splendor - The Guardian

The Guardian

My favourite film: American Splendor  The Guardian

Harvey Pekar and me: The late comics writer had an "Isthmus" connection - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin

Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin

Harvey Pekar and me: The late comics writer had an "Isthmus" connection  Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin

American Splendor - Reverse Shot

Reverse Shot

American Splendor  Reverse Shot

What, Me Worry? Yes. - The Austin Chronicle

The Austin Chronicle

What, Me Worry? Yes.  The Austin Chronicle

American Splendor movie review (2003) - Roger Ebert

Roger Ebert

American Splendor movie review (2003)  Roger Ebert

American Splendor (2003) - MovieFreak.com

MovieFreak.com

American Splendor (2003)  MovieFreak.com

'American Splendor': EW review - Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly

'American Splendor': EW review  Entertainment Weekly

Review: American Splendor - Slant Magazine

Slant Magazine

Review: American Splendor  Slant Magazine

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