Well worth watching for film buffs and anyone who believes in following your dreams, American Movie is a warm, funny, and engrossing ode to creative passion.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Chris Smith -
Producer -
Sarah Price , Chris Smith -
Distributor -
Columbia TriStar Home Video , Sony Pictures Classics -
Production Co -
C-Hundred Film Corp. -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Documentary -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Nov 5, 1999, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Oct 23, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$1.2M -
Runtime -
1h 47m