American Heart
1992 · Movie · R · 115 min · ★ 6.3 · 75% critics
After being released from prison, a man trying to start over is found by his estranged teenage son. Together in Seattle, they attempt to build a life from scratch, juggling unstable work, rough surroundings, and the push and pull of a relationship that’s been missing for years.
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Details
- Years
- 1992
- Release date
- 1992-12-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (71 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a down-to-earth, gritty father–son drama about second chances and survival in a tough city; Not for you if you need warmth, easy likability, or a feel-good tone like The Fabulous Baker Boys.
Pros: well-acted leads; gritty street-level mood; restrained, hopeful tone | Cons: bleak and disheartening; characters hard to like; feels clichéd at times
Themes
- prisoner
- based on novel or book
- seattle, washington
- alcoholism
- ex-con
- father son relationship
Cast & crew
Jeff Bridges
as Jack
Edward Furlong
as Nick
Lucinda Jenney
as Charlotte
Don Harvey
as Rainey
Tracey Kapisky
as Molly
Margaret Welsh
as Freddie
John Boylan
as Janitor
Jayne Entwistle
as Monique
- RJ
Richard Joffray
as Taxi Dispatcher
- MH
Melvyn Hayward
as Normandy
Directed by Martin Bell