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American Dreamer

2022 · 106 min

A wry, bittersweet comedy that keeps you watching a self-interested man stumble toward something like decency.

Directed by
Paul Dektor
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
Hope isn't for everyone.
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Paul Dektor
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • class
  • family
  • deception
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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