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Americana

Americana

Crime · Western · Comedy · 2025

After a rare Native American artifact falls onto the black market, a shy waitress with big dreams teams up with a lovelorn military veteran to gain possession of it, putting them in the crosshairs of a ruthless criminal working on behalf of a Western antiquities dealer.

Movie details

Americana

“Welcome to the new west.”

2025 Crime · Western · Comedy 1h 47m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

After a rare Native American artifact falls onto the black market, a shy waitress with big dreams teams up with a lovelorn military veteran to gain possession of it, putting them in the crosshairs of a ruthless criminal working on behalf of a Western antiquities dealer.

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 Americana?

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

Taste neighbourhood

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Tony Tost

Written by

Tony Tost

Sydney Sweeney

Sydney Sweeney

Penny Jo Poplin

Paul Walter Hauser

Paul Walter Hauser

Lefty Ledbetter

Halsey

Halsey

Mandy Starr

Simon Rex

Simon Rex

Roy Lee Dean

Eric Dane

Eric Dane

Dillon Macintosh

Zahn McClarnon

Zahn McClarnon

Ghost Eye

Derek Hinkey

Derek Hinkey

Hank Spears

Court is in session

Put Americana on trial.

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

The defence The Cool Ironist

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.