American Pastoral

About American Pastoral

Set in postwar America, a man watches his seemingly perfect life fall apart as his daughter's new political affiliation threatens to destroy their family.

American Pastoral is a 2016 crime film directed by Ewan McGregor. Its themes are vietnam war, political activism, man hunt, and beauty queen.

Ewan McGregor appears as Swede Levov, Jennifer Connelly as Dawn Levov, Dakota Fanning as Merry Levov, and David Strathairn as Nathan Zuckerman. Released in October 2016, it runs 108 minutes.

The screenplay is by John Romano. The story is adapted from a novel. It streams on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel and Philo in the United States.

Forrest Gump, Oh, Canada, and Zodiac make useful companions to American Pastoral, all filed under 1960s, 1970s, and parent child relationship. TMDB voters put it at 6.2 out of 10 across 751 votes and it carries a R rating.