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AMERICAN FICTION is Cord Jefferson's hilarious directorial debut, which confronts our culture’s obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes. Jeffrey Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, Monk uses a pen name to write an outlandish “Black” book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
Original Release
12/15/2023
US Release
12/15/2023
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Jeffrey Wright | Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison |
Tracee Ellis Ross | Lisa Ellison |
John Ortiz | Arthur |
Erika Alexander | Coraline |
Leslie Uggams | Agnes Ellison |
Adam Brody | Wiley Valdespino |
Keith David | Willy the Wonker |
Issa Rae | Sintara Golden |
Sterling K. Brown | Clifford Ellison |
Myra Lucretia Taylor | Lorraine |
Directors
Writers
Cord Jefferson, Percival Everett
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jeffrey Wright | Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison |
Tracee Ellis Ross | Lisa Ellison |
John Ortiz | Arthur |
Erika Alexander | Coraline |
Leslie Uggams | Agnes Ellison |
Adam Brody | Wiley Valdespino |
Keith David | Willy the Wonker |
Issa Rae | Sintara Golden |
Sterling K. Brown | Clifford Ellison |
Myra Lucretia Taylor | Lorraine |
Raymond Anthony Thomas | Maynard |
Okieriete Onaodowan | Van Go Jenkins |
Miriam Shor | Paula Baderman |
Michael Cyril Creighton | John Bosco |
Patrick Fischler | Mandel |
Neal Lerner | Wilson Harnet |
J.C. MacKenzie | Carl Brunt |
Jenn Harris | Ailene Hoover |
Bates Wilder | Jon Daniel Sigmarsen |
Michael Jibrin | Jelani |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Percival Everett | Executive Producer |
Ram Bergman | Executive Producer |
Michael Bowes | Executive Producer |
Rian Johnson | Executive Producer |
Cord Jefferson | Producer |
Bruce Wayne Gillies | Producer |
Jermaine Johnson | Producer |
Nikos Karamigios | Producer |
Ben LeClair | Producer |
Hannah Offer | Producer |
Lenny Payan | Producer |
Dan Watson | Producer |
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Behind the Scenes
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2024 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score) | Nominated |
2024 | Oscar | Best Motion Picture of the Year | Nominated |
2024 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
2024 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
2024 | Oscar | Best Adapted Screenplay | Won |