American Son

2019
15
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

7.7K

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Kerry Washington, Steven Pasquale, and Jeremy Jordan in American Son (2019)

It's 3am on a rainy night in South Florida, and mother Kendra Ellis-Connor (Kerry Washington) paces anxiously in a police station waiting room as she tries to piece together what may have happened to her missing son. Faced with a series of infuriating unanswered questions, she navigates a system of unconscious bias, interweaving perspectives, and a tense marital dynamic with her ex-husband (Steven Pasquale) as they try to uncover the truth about their son's whereabouts. Based on the acclaimed Broadway play, and also featuring reprised roles by Jeremy Jordan and Eugene Lee, AMERICAN SON is an emotional depiction of modern day race dynamics and systemic tensions.

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An estranged couple reunite in a Florida police station to help find their missing teenage son.An estranged couple reunite in a Florida police station to help find their missing teenage son.An estranged couple reunite in a Florida police station to help find their missing teenage son.

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

7.7K

YOUR RATING

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 7 nominations total

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Trivia
This film is an adaptation of a Broadway play, of the same name, with the same cast.

Quotes
Paul Larkin: Ma'am, I have kids too.
Kendra: Any of them black?

Connections
Featured in The 2020 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (2020)

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Written by Maceo Vidal-Haymes, Nicholas Hennessey, Chance the Rapper (as Chancelor Bennett), Boyang Matsapola and Noam Wallenberg
Performed by The O'My's feat. Chance the Rapper
Courtesy of Bleed101 and Chance the Rapper LLC

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8/10

Insightful

This is adapted from a Broadway play, and it plays out like one as well. One setting, four characters, if that's not your thing then maybe avoid it. A mixed-race couple at a police station await word on their son's involvement in a police incident. It gets intense and you will be angry and annoyed and more.

It's a little too timely and it cuts deep. It gives you a slight window into the reality of black America. Maybe it will open your minds or make you see things from another angle.