American Pastoral
2016 · Movie · R · 108 min · ★ 6.2 · 33% critics
Set in postwar America, a father tries to hold onto a seemingly perfect family as outside politics and shifting loyalties strain everything. When a new political affiliation threatens their bond, he watches his life unravel and keeps searching for what’s left.
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-10-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 33/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (744 votes)
About
Choose it if you want an intense, family-centered drama about a life falling apart in postwar America, with real emotional weight; Not for you if you want a straightforward, well-explained story—especially if you prefer something more satisfying than Devil in Ohio or Every Secret Thing.
Pros: period atmosphere; strong performances; emotional father focus | Cons: uneven adaptation; slow dragging; disturbing and bleak
Themes
- vietnam war
- husband wife relationship
- based on novel or book
- parent child relationship
- 1970s
- political activism
- man hunt
- stuttering
- 1960s
- college reunion
- beauty queen
- newark riots 1967
Cast & crew
Ewan McGregor
as Swede Levov
Jennifer Connelly
as Dawn Levov
Dakota Fanning
as Merry Levov
David Strathairn
as Nathan Zuckerman
Peter Riegert
as Lou Levov
Rupert Evans
as Jerry Levov
Uzo Aduba
as Vicky
Molly Parker
as Sheila Smith
Valorie Curry
as Rita Cohen
Hannah Nordberg
as Merry (12 years old)
Directed by Ewan McGregor