American Fiction

About American Fiction

A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.

Cord Jefferson's American Fiction is a 2023 comedy film. Released in November 2023, it runs 117 minutes.

Its themes are audacious, dysfunctional family, complex, and empathetic.

Jeffrey Wright appears as Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison, John Ortiz as Arthur, Erika Alexander as Coraline, and Leslie Uggams as Agnes Ellison. The screenplay is by Cord Jefferson. It comes from 3 Arts Entertainment and T-Street. It streams on Amazon Prime Video in the United States.

Girls State, Monica, and May December make useful companions to American Fiction, all filed under assertive and bold. TMDB voters put it at 7.2 out of 10 across 1,465 votes and it carries a R rating.