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American Pastoral

American Pastoral

A radically ordinary story.

20166.21h 48m

Overview

Set in postwar America, a man watches his seemingly perfect life fall apart as his daughter's new political affiliation threatens to destroy their family.

Directed by Ewan McGregor
Written by John Romano, Philip Roth
Produced by Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Andre Lamal
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0MRevenue: $1.7M

Top Cast

Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor

Swede Levov

Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer Connelly

Dawn Levov

Dakota Fanning

Dakota Fanning

Merry Levov

David Strathairn

David Strathairn

Nathan Zuckerman

Peter Riegert

Peter Riegert

Lou Levov

Rupert Evans

Rupert Evans

Jerry Levov

Uzo Aduba

Uzo Aduba

Vicky

Molly Parker

Molly Parker

Sheila Smith

Valorie Curry

Valorie Curry

Rita Cohen

Hannah Nordberg

Hannah Nordberg

Merry (12 years old)

Themes & Keywords

vietnam warhusband wife relationshipbased on novel or bookparent child relationship1970spolitical activismman huntstuttering1960scollege reunionbeauty queen

About American Pastoral

American Pastoral is a crime, drama film released in 2016 exploring themes of vietnam war, husband wife relationship, based on novel or book, parent child relationship, 1970s, political activism. Directed by Ewan McGregor, it stars Ewan McGregor, Jennifer Connelly, Dakota Fanning. Set in postwar America, a man watches his seemingly perfect life fall apart as his daughter's new political affiliation threatens to destroy their family.

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