When a rare Lakota Ghost Shirt falls onto the black market in a small South Dakota town, the lives of local outsiders and outcasts violently intertwine. Some seek fortune and some seek personal freedom, while others simply want to return the artifact to its proper tribal home.
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Americana Ratings & Reviews
- pec6291d agoNot bad… reminds me a bit of Cohen brothers… over all watchable but nothing special
- RickAugust 14, 2025The year of Paul Walter Hauser continues. The Ghost Shirt was pretty fly, but I don’t know if it was worth all that trouble. Good movie, with some good moments. Ends up how most stories do when everyone is being greedy ass bitches.
- Matthias_812August 17, 2025Coen Brothers, a little Wes Anderson, some Last Picture Show, and topped with some Sean Baker indie spirit. Americana seems to be flying under the radar even with the popular faces of Sydney Sweeney and Halsey. There's a lot of heart here and it's so wholesome.
- Callum7d ago⭐⭐½ (out of 5) Americana – A modern echo of the Old West that never quite finds its aim. “Americana” tries to bottle the spirit of the frontier — a pseudo-Western full of wide plains, faith, and friction — but never quite captures the spark that makes the genre gallop. It’s a strange hybrid of cowboy grit and small-community drama, complete with old-fashioned clothes, religious rigidity, and a classic “cowboys and Indians” showdown — only this time, the bows and arrows meet rifles in a clash that feels more nostalgic than necessary. The story circles familiar themes of belief, belonging, and survival, but its pacing drifts and its tone wavers between authenticity and theatricality. There’s a solid attempt to explore faith-based isolation and cultural tension, yet the film struggles to keep your attention long enough to land its message. The ending offers a bittersweet resolution — a major character’s death counterbalanced by another’s fulfillment — giving a sense of closure, if not satisfaction. Ultimately, Americana is a film with its heart in the right place but its boots stuck in the mud. It looks the part, plays the part, but never quite earns its spurs.
- Rick MastersOctober 20, 2025AMERICANA has moments of quality but oddly feels like its just trying to replicate the coolness of other notable Indie crime films. Simple, inoffensive, fun but forgettable.
- sldghmmrOctober 9, 2025Very clever. The pacing might not be everyone's style.
- Scott SmithOctober 6, 2025Overall, I enjoyed this movie and the story. It's beautifully filmed, has a a good music soundtrack, and is well written. Directing and editing are a bit quirky. Aside from Sweeny, the acting was pretty good too. Sweeny's performance is cringe-worthy as the stuttering waitress who wants to be a country singer, though. I've never been a fan of hers, I think she's an awful actor in most of her roles...and this one is no exception. Halsey's wig was awful, too...but at least her acting was OK. Still, I liked this movie enough to get past Sweeny's cheesy performance. It's a worthwhile watch.
- jdhannSeptember 21, 2025Great movie.
