Overview
Final· season complete · 2023
Overview
A film from Cord Jefferson, starring Jeffrey Wright and John Ortiz.
It opened at #20 with $224K, and has $21.1M domestic and $22.5M worldwide. Critics and audiences: 93% on Rotten Tomatoes and 3.74 on Letterboxd.
It has 11 nominations and 3 wins this awards season.
TypeOriginalAdaptation (this film)SequelRemake
Where to Watch
United States · updated Oct 15StreamWith a subscription
FreeWith ads
Awards
2023–24 seasonNominations
11
Wins
3
Academy Awards: 1 win from 5 nominations. Golden Globes: 2 nominations. Independent Spirit Awards: 2 wins from 4 nominations.
WonNominated
Academy Awards1 win · 5 nominations
- Best Adapted Screenplay (won)
- Best Actor (nominated)
- Best Original Score (nominated)
Letterboxd · As of Oct 15
3.74
| Point | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 28 | 3.74 |
| Sep 29 | 3.74 |
| Sep 30 | 3.74 |
| Oct 1 | 3.74 |
| Oct 2 | 3.74 |
| Oct 3 | 3.74 |
| Oct 4 | 3.74 |
| Oct 5 | 3.74 |
| Oct 6 | 3.74 |
| Oct 7 | 3.74 |
| Oct 8 | 3.74 |
| Oct 9 | 3.74 |
| Oct 10 | 3.74 |
| Oct 11 | 3.74 |
| Oct 12 | 3.74 |
| Oct 13 | 3.74 |
| Oct 14 | 3.74 |
| Oct 15 | 3.74 |
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CriticsAll 3View all
3 reviews in the news feed
VarietyNational Board of Review Awards Predictions: A Start for ‘Barbie’ and ‘American Fiction’ With Room for ‘Monica?’Dec 4IndieWire‘American Fiction’ Review: Jeffrey Wright Stars in Stinging Satire of Which Black Stories American Culture ValuesSep 11Variety‘American Fiction’ Review: Jeffrey Wright Takes on Narrow Ideas of Black Representation in Sharp Industry SatireSep 9
Opening weekend
$224K
#20 · Dec 15 · then +91.2% in its second weekend
13 weekends, Dec 15, 2023 – Mar 8, 2024
Domestic
$21.1M
93.99× its opening weekend
International
$1.4M
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CriticsLetterboxd, Rotten Tomatoes and MetacriticLetterboxd 3.74 · RT 93% · Metacritic 81
Box officeDomestic gross$21.1M
AwardsOscar, Golden Globe and guild nominations5 Oscar nominations
Studio
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)American Fiction is its highest-grossing film on FilmDraft.
2023 slate · 2 films
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