American Dreamer
Seen it?2022 | 106 min | Comedy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, 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.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 46 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
In this winsome comedy, an entitled Economics professor pursues a tactic to buy an ailing widow’s mansion for nothing, but he quickly realizes that his seemingly foolproof strategy won’t be as easy as he thought.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
50% on Rotten Tomatoes, 60 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 50K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Paul Dektor
- Peter DinklagePhil Loder
- Shirley MacLaineAstrid Fanelli
- Kimberly QuinnMaggie Pennington
- Danny PudiCraig
- Matt DillonDell
- Danny GloverJerry
- Michelle MylettClare Milano
- Peter KelamisOfficer Burt
- Rebecca OlsonBeatrice / Babette
- Garry ChalkNicolai