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An American Pickle

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2020 | 89 min | Comedy, Drama

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a lukewarm 5.8 out of 10 from audiences 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 anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved The Disaster Artist or A Real Pain, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
The mood
Funny with heart.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 29 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
  • Audiences were cooler on it than critics.

An immigrant worker at a pickle factory is accidentally preserved for 100 years and wakes up in modern day Brooklyn. He learns his only surviving relative is his great grandson, a computer coder who he can’t connect with.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    72% on Rotten Tomatoes, 58 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesBelow par

    5.8 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a modest audience

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 193K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Brandon Trost

  • Seth RogenHerschel Greenbaum / Ben Greenbaum
  • Sarah SnookSarah Greenbaum
  • Molly EvensenClara
  • Eliot GlazerChristian
  • Kalen AllenKevin
  • Kevin O'RourkeDane Brunt
  • Sean WhalenScientist
  • Geoffrey CantorDavid Greenbaum
  • Carol LeiferSusan Greenbaum
  • Jorma TacconeLiam