“American Fiction” is a comedy-drama film based on the 2001 novel Erasure by Percival Everett.
So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the film.
- American Fiction is a 2023 American comedy-drama film
- The film is written and directed by Cord Jefferson
- This marks his feature directorial debut
- It is based on the 2001 novel Erasure by Percival Everett
- The film follows a frustrated novelist-professor who jokingly writes an outlandishly stereotypical “Black” book out of spite
- Only for the book to be published and receive widespread fame and acclaim
- It stars Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody, and Keith David. Everett is also an executive producer on the film alongside Rian Johnson
- American Fiction premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2023
- There it won the People’s Choice Award
- It received a limited theatrical release by Amazon MGM Studios on December 15, 2023, with an expansion on December 22, 2023
- It received positive reviews from critics, with Wright’s performance earning widespread acclaim
- It was named one of the top 10 films of 2023 by the American Film Institute
- The has received numerous accolades
- Including two nominations at the 81st Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- And five nominations at the 29th Critics’ Choice Awards, including Best Picture
- On November 10, 2022, it was reported that Jeffrey Wright was cast in the untitled film, based on the novel Erasure by Percival Everett
- Cord Jefferson would adapt the novel and direct in his directorial debut
- T-Street Productions and MRC Film are producing the film
- On December 2, 2022, it was announced that Tracee Ellis Ross will also star in film with Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Sterling K. Brown, Myra Lucretia Taylor, John Ortiz, Issa Rae, and Adam Brody also cast
- The film wrapped production in Boston in early December, with COVID-19 safety precautions used on set
- That month, MGM’s Orion Pictures acquired the film’s worldwide distribution rights
- In July 2023, marked the announcement of its world premiere
- It was then that the film’s title was reported to be American Fiction
- It is the first film from Orion to be distributed through Amazon MGM Studios Distribution
- The film made $229,000 from seven theaters in its opening weekend
- A per-venue average of $32,400
- On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 92% rating
- Based on 171 critics’ reviews
- With an average rating of 8.3/10
- The website’s consensus reads: “Jeffrey Wright and American Fiction will forever be inextricable thanks to the actor’s committed approach to the pointedly humorous and insightful material”
- Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 82 out of 100
- Based on 44 critics
- Indicating “universal acclaim”
- Audiences polled by PostTrak gave the film a 90% positive score
- With 83% saying they would definitely recommend it
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