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American Pastoral (2016)

★ 6.1R108 minDirector: Ewan McGregor

2016 film by Ewan McGregor

American Pastoral is a 2016 American crime-drama film directed by Ewan McGregor (in his feature directorial debut) and written by John Romano, based on the 1997 novel of the same name by Philip Roth. The film stars McGregor, Jennifer Connelly, Dakota Fanning, Peter Riegert, Rupert Evans, Uzo Aduba, Molly Parker and David Strathairn. Principal photography began on September 21, 2015, in Pittsburgh.

The film had its world premiere on September 9, 2016, at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival and was theatrically released in the United States on October 21, 2016, by Lionsgate.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is American Pastoral about?
American Pastoral (2016) — Seymour Levov, going by the nickname of 'Swede' in the Jewish community he was born into, was even more of an all-American than Douglas Fairbanks himself. He had just everything an American idol can dream of: not only was the tall muscular young man a high school star athlete but
Is American Pastoral based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is American Pastoral scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.