

American Movie
Directed by Chris Smith7.894%90%7.6
American Movie documents the story of filmmaker Mark Borchardt, his mission, and his dream. Spanning over two years of intense struggle with his film, his family, financial decline, and spiritual crisis, American Movie is a portrayal of ambition, obsession, excess, and one man's quest for the American Dream.
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American Movie Ratings & Reviews
- agibis15 mars 2026Great film
- josh30 januari 2026I loved this
- Benjamin Adams29 augusti 2025"He wants to be somewhere where he's not. But then, don't most people want to be somewhere where they're not?"
- Rowan Krzysiak4 februari 2025A great reality TV show from an age when that didn't exist. You could run the full spectrum of emotions with this depending on how much you're willing to back the protagonist. It's really great and very honest.
American Movie Trivia
American Movie was released on 5 november 1999.
American Movie was directed by Chris Smith.
American Movie has a runtime of 1h 44m.
American Movie was produced by Chris Smith, Sarah Price.
American Movie documents the story of filmmaker Mark Borchardt, his mission, and his dream. Spanning over two years of intense struggle with his film, his family, financial decline, and spiritual crisis, American Movie is a portrayal of ambition, obsession, excess, and one man's quest for the American Dream.
The key characters in American Movie are Filmmaker (Mark Borchardt), Friend / Musician (Mike Schank), Actor in 'Coven' (Tom Schimmels).
American Movie is rated R.
American Movie is a Dokumentär, Komedi film.
American Movie has an audience rating of 9 out of 10.
American Movie has made 1,2 mn US$ at the box office.








