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  • American Splendor
  • Opened August 15, 2003 | Runtime:1 hr 40 min
  • R
    Language
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 15+. Read More
  • Underground comic book writer Harvey Pekar, portrayed by Paul Giamatti but also appearing as himself, is the subject of this inventive biopic. Much of the film focuses on the eccentric Pekar's day-to-day life in Cleveland, particularly his Read More
  • Cast: Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, Harvey Pekar, Shari Springer Berman, James Urbaniak, Judah Friedlander
  • Directors: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
  • Genres: Comedy Drama, Marriage Drama, Biopic [feature]

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American Splendor Critic Reviews

Must Go! Avg. Critic Score 90 out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    USA Today | Mike Clark

    Produced by HBO but too good not to play theaters, this soon-to-be minor...

  • 100
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    It's a humane and witty treatment of an average life that, incidentally, speaks...

  • 100
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    This film is delightful in the way it finds its own way to tell its own story....

  • 100
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    American Splendor presents Pekar as drawn on the page, Pekar as brilliantly...

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