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American Splendor

American Splendor

Comedy • R • 2003 • 1 hr 41 min
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7.0
IMDb
7.4

An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.

Staring

Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, Judah Friedlander, James Urbaniak, Earl Billings

Directed By

Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini

Written By

Harvey Pekar, Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini, Joyce Brabner

Attributes

SlowWatch By Myself

Genre

ComedyDrama

Release Date

August 15, 2003

User Reviews

Tyler Fredendall
Tyler Fredendall
A well made blend of documentary/comic/and fiction. Paul Giamatti gives one of his finest performances
VealPrincess
VealPrincess
Paul Giamatti never lets me down as a sad sack character. I knew nothing of Harvey Pekkar before I saw this film. Dignity and passion exists
Connor
Connor
Interesting character that is pretty fully explored. Well made and visually very creative
Everett
Everett
American Splendor is one of those films that gives you a warm fuzzy feeling afterwards but you're not sure why.
gsmarker
gsmarker
I’ve never experienced anything quite like it, visually. It’s trippy and amazing and, best of all, engaging. 
Crazylikeafox
Crazylikeafox
Quite simply the best adaptation of a comic book to film. Every performance is a brushstroke in this masterpiece. Beautiful, sad and true.
Sam Bernstein
Sam Bernstein
Clever format. Easy going. Funny in a dry way. No real plot.
Chris
Chris
Superb biographical drama comedy, great characters and acting from Giamatti. Worth seeing
Jake
Jake
A very slow movie but captivating that it doesn’t even feel like a movie but an indepth ghost experience of watching this man’s life.
LILDYP
LILDYP
It’s different. The constant fourth wall breaks and the characters are the stand out of this movie for me at least

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45 (2%)
302 (14%)
1,348 (63%)
449 (21%)
7.0 – Based on 2.1k ratings
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Trailer
American Splendor (2003) 35mm film trailer, flat open matte, 2160p trichromy

Cast & Crew

Shari Springer Berman
Shari Springer Berman
Robert Pulcini
Robert
Pulcini
Paul Giamatti
Paul
Giamatti
Hope Davis
Hope
Davis
Judah Friedlander
Judah
Friedlander
James Urbaniak
James
Urbaniak
Earl Billings
Earl
Billings
James McCaffrey
James
McCaffrey
Maggie Moore
Maggie
Moore
Vivienne Benesch
Vivienne
Benesch
Daniel Tay
Daniel
Tay
Harvey Pekar
Harvey
Pekar
Harvey Pekar
Harvey
Pekar
Shari Springer Berman
Shari Springer Berman
Robert Pulcini
Robert
Pulcini
Joyce Brabner
Joyce
Brabner

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