An American Affair

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An American Affair

R

Released Feb 27, 2009

1h 33m

Drama

History

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In the early 1960s, teenager Adam Stafford (Cameron Bright) becomes obsessed with his new neighbor, Catherine Caswell (Gretchen Mol), a divorcée and free spirit. Stafford spies on Caswell as she meets with strange men, and, despite the warnings of his conservative parents, he begins working for her as a gardener. Amid rumors of her affair with President Kennedy, the two become close, but political intrigue surrounding her acquaintances soon infringes on their friendship.

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Critics Consensus

With a plot both undercooked and cliche riddled, An American Affair unsuccessfully mixes a coming-of-age story and a presidential conspiracy thriller.

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Alison Willmore

Time Out

Rated: 1/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Dan Zak

Washington Post

An earnest, fictional coming-of-age story is squeezed from a bitter, true-life local tragedy. And it works.

Mar 13, 2009

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Claudia Puig

USA Today

The title sums up the bland, unimaginative and cliche-laden thriller/coming-of-age tale.

Rated: 1.5/4

Mar 12, 2009

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Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

gets in its own way by not knowing what kind of story it's telling, and by not knowing whose story it's telling

Rated: 2/5

Mar 2, 2011

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Bill Gibron

Filmcritic.com

so absurd and convoluted that even JFK's legacy can't subdue its preposterousness

Rated: 1/5

Jul 22, 2009

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Bob Strauss

Los Angeles Daily News

Out of its mind at a deep, essential level, An American Affair plays its dubious scenario with a straight face that makes the silly thing quite watchable.

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 13, 2009

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Pamela H

This construct was done much better and much more believably in The Idea of You. I love Nicole Kidman but she couldn’t save this. The screenplay, the soundtrack, and the overacting were extremely irritating. Cheesy, cheesy, cheesy.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/30/24

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Audience Member

The film is very, very interesting !! should i watch this again using boxxy software?

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

It's good movie to watch

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Audience Member

I don't know about you guys but I thought this movie was good. It brought This scenario every young kid fantasies at one point in their live!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

In this film set in the 1963, when John F. Kennedy was president a young 13 year old boy, Adam (Cameron Bright) falls for his older neighbor, Catherine (Gretchen Moi), who is having romantic relations with the president of the United States. This film started out strong, detailing what struggles adolescence holds, but halfway through it fail flat & the ending wasn't impressive. This is one of those movies that you only watch once.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Audience Member

LOVED THIS MOVIE!! What's the matter with you people...could have happened...very realistic...definitely kept ones interest...touching...great acting...and more

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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William Sten Olsson

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Gretchen Mol

Catherine Caswell

Cameron Bright

Adam Stafford

James Rebhorn

Lucian Carver

Perrey Reeves

Adrienne Stafford

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Synopsis

In the early 1960s, teenager Adam Stafford (Cameron Bright) becomes obsessed with his new neighbor, Catherine Caswell (Gretchen Mol), a divorcée and free spirit. Stafford spies on Caswell as she meets with strange men, and, despite the warnings of his conservative parents, he begins working for her as a gardener. Amid rumors of her affair with President Kennedy, the two become close, but political intrigue surrounding her acquaintances soon infringes on their friendship.

Director: William Sten Olsson
Producer: Kevin Leydon
Screenwriter: Alex Metcalf
Distributor: Screen Media Ventures
Production Co: Astrakan Films
Rating: R (Language|Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama, History
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 27, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 9, 2009
Runtime: 1h 33m

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