American Hero

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American Hero

Released Dec 11, 2015

1h 26m

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Action

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With help from his best friend (Eddie Griffin), a man (Stephen Dorff) uses his telekinetic powers to fight crime in New Orleans.

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Nick Allen

RogerEbert.com

A Dorff sideshow first and foremost, "American Hero" is far too casual with Melvin's character arc, and the appeal of superhuman abilities.

Rated: 1/4

Dec 11, 2015

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

Writer-director Nick Love brings an enticingly quirky sensibility to the kaleidoscopic action, infusing his offbeat tale with raucous charm and a big, sloppy heart.

Dec 10, 2015

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Neil Genzlinger

New York Times

"American Hero" starts off seeming as if it is going to be a fresh take on superheroes, but Nick Love, who wrote and directed, turns out to have nowhere to go with his intriguing premise.

Dec 10, 2015

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Eddie Harrison

The List

The metaphor of superpowers equalling sober potential is good, but the careless development would barely fill a ten-minute short, making American Hero something of a slog.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 3, 2017

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Andrew Marshall

Starburst

American Hero is a decent idea, but is let down by sloppy execution and meandering plot.

Rated: 6/10

Jul 11, 2016

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Maitland McDonagh

Film Journal International

This drama about a deadbeat father trying to straighten up for his young son takes an unusual and not particularly convincing turn when it's revealed that dad has a superpower.

Dec 10, 2015

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Matt A

Think ‘Chronicle' but with an older and more deadbeat ‘hero' with powers… American Hero by director Nick Love - he who made Danny Dyer a ‘star' with Football Factory and Outlaw etc… Man I loved this - Nick Love definitely made something off beat and cool here. Dorf is excellent and the effects are surprisingly cool for a low budget. Plus CHVRCHES Tether remix on the soundtrack!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/05/24

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Will G

Poor mans hancock? Hell no. This is a 40 yr old still living teenage dropout dreams coming-of-age wet dream. Eddie griffin made this work. W/o him it might have been as worn out as hamcocks..

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/31/24

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Banos, Amelia 2

Hahahhahahaha a captain America ripoff

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/04/23

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Luis Jesus G

The brotherhood love felt real, the story line and acting was top notch

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/28/23

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Ryan M

My favorite superhero movie. These low ratings must have been written by 10 year olds.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Audience Member

im not sure where all the bad ratings are from. people complain of bad writing and acting, but frankly it's quite good. in my opinion it was better than hancock, which everyone seems to compare it to.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Eddie Griffin

Lucille

Luis Da Silva Jr.

Lyle

Christopher Berry

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Yohance Myles

Lucas

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Synopsis

With help from his best friend (Eddie Griffin), a man (Stephen Dorff) uses his telekinetic powers to fight crime in New Orleans.

Director: Nick Love
Producer: Allan Niblo, James Richardson, Nick Love
Screenwriter: Nick Love
Distributor: Screen Media Films
Production Co: Vertigo Films
Genre: Comedy, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 11, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 3, 2016
Runtime: 1h 26m

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