American Pastoral finds debuting director Ewan McGregor's reach exceeding its grasp with a well-intentioned Philip Roth adaptation that retains the form, but little of the function, of its source material.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Ewan McGregor -
Producer -
Tom Rosenberg , Gary Lucchesi , Andre Lamal -
Screenwriter -
John Romano -
Distributor -
Lionsgate Films -
Production Co -
TIK Films , Lionsgate Films , Sidney Kimmel Entertainment , Lakeshore Entertainment -
Rating -
R (Language|Brief Violent Images|Some Strong Sexual Material) -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 21, 2016, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jan 24, 2017 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$541.5K -
Runtime -
1h 48m -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)