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American Dreamer

American Dreamer

Comedy · 2022

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.

Movie details

American Dreamer

“Hope isn't for everyone.”

2022 Comedy 1h 46m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.0 / 10

1.9K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

49 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

60 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.0 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over American Dreamer?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

Taste neighbourhood

Nearby on the taste map.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Paul Dektor

Written by

Theodore Melfi · Christopher Wehner

Peter Dinklage

Peter Dinklage

Phil Loder

Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

Astrid Fanelli

Kimberly Quinn

Kimberly Quinn

Maggie Pennington

Danny Pudi

Danny Pudi

Craig

Matt Dillon

Matt Dillon

Dell

Danny Glover

Danny Glover

Jerry

Michelle Mylett

Michelle Mylett

Clare Milano

Court is in session

Put American Dreamer on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Big-Idea Head

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.