American Fiction

American Fiction

117 mins | Drama, Comedy | Nov. 10, 2023

Thelonious “Monk” Ellison's writing career has stalled because his work isn’t deemed “Black enough.” Monk, a writer and English professor, writes a satirical novel under a pseudonym, aiming to expose the publishing world's hypocrisies. The book’s immediate success forces him to get deeper enmeshed in his assumed identity and challenges his closely-held worldviews.

American Fiction

117 mins | Drama, Comedy | Nov. 10, 2023

American Fiction
Thelonious “Monk” Ellison's writing career has stalled because his work isn’t deemed “Black enough.” Monk, a writer and English professor, writes a satirical novel under a pseudonym, aiming to expose the publishing world's hypocrisies. The book’s immediate success forces him to get deeper enmeshed in his assumed identity and challenges his closely-held worldviews.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers 3 Arts Entertainment, Media Rights Capital, T-Street Productions
Original title American Fiction
Directors Emily Baeza, Charmaine Cavan, Cord Jefferson
Writers Percival Everett, Cord Jefferson

Cast

Jeffrey Wright

as Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison

Tracee Ellis Ross

as Lisa Ellison

Erika Alexander

as Coraline

Leslie Uggams

as Agnes Ellison

Sterling K. Brown

as Clifford Ellison

Myra Lucretia Taylor

as Lorraine

John Ortiz

as Arthur

Issa Rae

as Sintara Golden

Adam Brody

as Wiley Valdespino

Skyler Wright

as Brittany

John Ales

as Leo

Patrick Fischler

as Mandel

Carmen Cusack

as Gilda

Joseph Marrella

as Matthew Wilson

Stephen Burrell

as Jordan Phillips

Nicole Kempskie

as Sintara's Moderator

Kate Avallone

as Woman on Patio

Dustin Tucker

as Phillip

Michael Jibrin

as Jelani

Michele Proude

as Bulger's Nurse

David De Beck

as Dr. Bulger

Okieriete Onaodowan

as Van Go Jenkins

Keith David

as Willy the Wonker

Miriam Shor

as Paula Baderman

Greta Quispe

as Luz Borquez

J. C. MacKenzie

as Carl Brunt

Elle Sciore

as Layne

Justin Andrew Phillips

as Arthur's Intern

Neal Lerner

as Wilson Harnet

Jenn Harris

as Ailene Hoover

Bates Wilder

as Jon Daniel Sigmarsen

Jason Armani Martinez

as Nursing Home Orderly

Michael Cyril Creighton

as John Bosco

Celeste Oliva

as Dr. Tiefel

Megan Robinson

as Kenya Dunston

Chhoyang Cheshatsang

as Wiley's Assistant

Michael Malvesti

as Plainclothes Cop