American Pastime

2007

1h 45m

Drama

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33%

9 Reviews

Tomatometer

68%

1,000+ Ratings

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The lives of Japanese-Americans upend during World War II.

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Pretty solid movie it does a good job showing how the internment camps were and the acting was great I highly recommend

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/28/23

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This is the best movie I’ve ever seen

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/19/22

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The only words I can come up with, to discribe this movie is, moving, inspiring, thoughtful, but most of all WATCH IT! Nine 'critics' can only come up with 33%? They better get retrained for some other type of employment!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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A nice little drama gem I found on Netflix. Could it have been better? Sure, but the film does it's job and I think is a good introductory film to a very dark period in American history- when hundreds of thousands of American citizens were denied thier rights, great loss of property and livelihoods. Set against the backdrop of baseball and jazz music, the actors did a really good job and told it's tale.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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I am a complete sucker for these kinds of movies. This movie touches the heart. It is a good reminder that the American-Japanese went through a hard time during WWII, not just the Jews. Though America was not so harsh on Japanese, as Germans were to the Jews, they still deserve recognition for their plight. Add a little baseball rivalry, forbidden romance, and questions of honor to this story, and we have a nicely done little film...

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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During WW 2 Japanese -Americans were sent to a internment camp were lots of prejudice and bitter feelings existed. Through a baseball game a lot of tensions are dealt with and some even healed. Pretty good movie all the way through.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Desmond Nakano

Director

Gary Cole

Billy Burrell

Jon Gries

Ed Tully

Aaron Yoo

Lyle Nomura

Susanna Thompson

Shirley Burrell

Sarah Drew

Katie Burrell

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

A moving, heartfelt drama.

May 11, 2007

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Ryan Cracknell

Movie Views

Full of interesting characters and placed in a charged setting, but the preachy and obvious spin it takes is ultimately melodramatic and predictable.

Aug 24, 2010

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Don Willmott

Filmcritic.com

American Pastime asks what it truly means to be an American. What better question to ask these days?

Rated: 3/5

Nov 15, 2007

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David Cornelius

DVDTalk.com

While everything else about Pastime is very good, it's all rooted in a mediocre screenplay.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jun 9, 2007

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Donald Munro

Fresno Bee

While historically sensitive and thought-provoking, the film has serious flaws. The story line is scattered and the direction uneven.

Rated: C

May 16, 2007

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Bob Strauss

Los Angeles Daily News

American Pastime's inclusive, forgiving message could hardly be more admirable. It could have been more exciting, though.

Rated: 2.5/4

May 11, 2007

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Synopsis

The lives of Japanese-Americans upend during World War II.

Director: Desmond Nakano
Producer: David Skinner
Screenwriter: Desmond Nakano, Tony Kayden
Production Co: ShadowCatcher Entertainment
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 19, 2016
Runtime: 1h 45m

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