American Pastoral
Seen it?2016 | 108 min | Crime, Drama
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 23% on Rotten Tomatoes, a box office loss and a lukewarm 6.2 out of 10 from audiences, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved The Hate U Give or Freedom Writers, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 48 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Set in postwar America, a man watches his seemingly perfect life fall apart as his daughter's new political affiliation threatens to destroy their family.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
23% on Rotten Tomatoes, 43 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$2 million worldwide on a $10 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 62K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ewan McGregor
- Ewan McGregorSwede Levov
- Jennifer ConnellyDawn Levov
- Dakota FanningMerry Levov
- David StrathairnNathan Zuckerman
- Peter RiegertLou Levov
- Rupert EvansJerry Levov
- Uzo AdubaVicky
- Molly ParkerSheila Smith
- Valorie CurryRita Cohen
- Hannah NordbergMerry (12 years old)