An American Rhapsody
Seen it?2001 | 106 min | Drama, Family
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (56% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for families. If you loved The Secret Life of Bees, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 46 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
A Hungarian family forced to flee the Communist country for the United States must leave a young daughter behind. Six years later, the family arranges to bring the absent daughter to the United States where she has trouble adjusting. The daughter then decides to travel to Budapest to discover her identity.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
56% on Rotten Tomatoes, 51 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$971K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 29K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Éva Gárdos
- Scarlett JohanssonSuzanne Sandor
- Nastassja KinskiMargit
- Tony GoldwynPeter
- Ágnes BánfalvyHelen
- Zoltán SeressGeorge
- András SzökeIstván
- Erzsi PásztorIlus
- Colleen CampDottie
- Czinkóczi ZsuzsaTeri
- Balázs GalkóJeno