Synopsis
Follows a family whose seemingly idyllic existence is shattered by the social and political turmoil of the 1960s. Levov, a once legendary high school athlete who is now a successful businessman married to Dawn, a former beauty queen. But turmoil brews beneath the polished veneer of Swede's life. When his beloved teenage daughter, Merry, disappears after being accused of committing a violent act, Swede dedicates himself to finding her and reuniting his family. What he discovers shakes him to the core, forcing him to look beneath the surface and confront the chaos that is shaping the world around him.
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Movie Details
| Portugal Releases: |
November 18th, 2016 (Wide), released as Uma História Americana |
| Video Release: |
January 24th, 2017 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment |
| MPAA Rating: |
R for some strong sexual material, language and brief violent images.
(Rating bulletin 2416 (Cert #50345), 3/16/2016) |
| Running Time: |
108 minutes |
| Keywords: |
1960s, Terrorism, Vietnam War, Dysfunctional Family, Infidelity, Sex Crimes, 1970s |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: |
Lakeshore Entertainment, Lionsgate |
| Production Countries: |
United States |
| Languages: |
English |
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October 25th, 2016
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October 21st, 2016
Several films coming out this week are earning nearly unanimously positive reviews. This includes a few documentaries, but also a couple of narrative films that have a shot at some box office success. Moonlight is clearly aiming to win awards and it might do so. The Handmaiden should help grow Chan-wook Park’s fanbase here.
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Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|
| 2016/11/18 |
7 |
$30,561 |
|
24 |
$1,273 |
$30,561 |
1 |
| 2016/11/25 |
11 |
$15,501 |
-49% |
26 |
$596 |
$55,709 |
2 |
| 2016/12/02 |
16 |
$5,784 |
-63% |
16 |
$362 |
$69,278 |
3 |
| 2016/12/09 |
28 |
$638 |
-89% |
2 |
$319 |
$70,666 |
4 |
| 2016/12/16 |
37 |
$331 |
-48% |
1 |
$331 |
$70,940 |
5 |
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Production and Technical Credits
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