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American Woman

  • 20192019
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  • 1h 25m
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5.1/10
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Sarah Gadon and Hong Chau in American Woman (2019)
Inspired by the headline-dominating kidnapping of heiress Patty Hearst in 1974, this atmospheric drama is a fictionalized re-imagining of her time in hiding, from the perspective of Jenny, a political activist assigned to take care of her.
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Inspired by the headline-dominating kidnapping of heiress Patty Hearst in 1974, this atmospheric drama is a fictionalized re-imagining of her time in hiding, from the perspective of Jenny, a... Read allInspired by the headline-dominating kidnapping of heiress Patty Hearst in 1974, this atmospheric drama is a fictionalized re-imagining of her time in hiding, from the perspective of Jenny, a political activist assigned to take care of her.Inspired by the headline-dominating kidnapping of heiress Patty Hearst in 1974, this atmospheric drama is a fictionalized re-imagining of her time in hiding, from the perspective of Jenny, a political activist assigned to take care of her.
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
306
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
26,356
2,263
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    • Director
      • Semi Chellas
    • Writers
      • Semi Chellas
      • Susan Choi(novel American Woman)
    • Stars
      • Hong Chau
      • Ellen Burstyn
      • Greg Campbell
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    • Director
      • Semi Chellas
    • Writers
      • Semi Chellas
      • Susan Choi(novel American Woman)
    • Stars
      • Hong Chau
      • Ellen Burstyn
      • Greg Campbell
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    • 5User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
    • Awards
      • 5 nominations

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    Hong Chau
    Hong Chau
    • Jenny
    Ellen Burstyn
    Ellen Burstyn
    • Miss Dolly
    Greg Campbell
    Greg Campbell
    • Mr. Morton
    David Cubitt
    David Cubitt
    • Agent John Spivey
    Sarah Gadon
    Sarah Gadon
    • Pauline
    John Gallagher Jr.
    John Gallagher Jr.
    • Juan
    Matt Gordon
    Matt Gordon
    • Bob
    Dylan House
    Dylan House
    • Michael
    Lola Kirke
    Lola Kirke
    • Yvonne
    Jordan Pettle
    Jordan Pettle
    • Rob Frazier
    Alicia Richardson
    Alicia Richardson
    • Sandy
    David Tompa
    David Tompa
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    Richard Walters
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      • Semi Chellas
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      • Susan Choi(novel American Woman)
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    Leave it to Hollywood to consider the average American movie goer to be under the age of 45. This would allow for the artistic license applied to this uninspired drivel. Artistic license being Hollywood speak meaning made up garbage based on lies! A great many of us remember the Patty Hearst story quite well as it was nowhere near "confounding" as one reviewer put it. She was not a "billionaire daughter", she an heiress to a millionaire newspaper owner. Another reviewer said that she was "non-violent", and yet all of us who were alive at the time remember her picture on the front page of those very same newspapers, of her holding a machine gun. This movie is nothing more than a fictional drama alluding to a connection to Patty in order to garner the attention required to separate the millennial's from their money. Save your money and read all about the real story via the myriad of on-line college libraries.
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      • September 15, 2020 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
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    • Production companies
      • AW Canada Films
      • First Generation Films
      • Killer Films
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      1 hour 25 minutes
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