American Movie
Documentary • R • 1999 • 1 hr 44 min
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Phenomenal documentaries can feel like vegetables, but this is so hilarious and engaging. A must-watch.
Hilarious and a must see documentary for those that are interested in Indy filmmaking and the filmmaking process
This is "American" on so many levels, it bleeds Wisconsin cheese. Everyone has a dream. Following that dream often has interesting results
Fantastic look at the struggles of an aspiring film director, while being much more entertaining than your average documentary.
Meet Mark and his clan. He just wants to make a movie. Thanks, Chris Smith, for showing this to us.
Easily the best documentary on film-making. Not glitz or glamour here just all passion to create.
At times it’s hard to believe this is a true documentary and not a mockumentary. Full of laughs and brilliant editing
A very sad story actually. This movie helped give Mark a career in a field he otherwise never would have been in. Hilarious & charming.
Most of the time it feels fake, but these people and the documentary are far to raw, weird, and awkward to be fake.Hilarious and kind of sad
Huh, so it's pronounced COE-ven. Good to know.
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