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American Woman

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• Mystery
• Drama

• 2018
• Jake Scott
• 107 mins
• 15

Summary

Drama starring Sienna Miller and Christina Hendricks. Single mother Debra lives with her teenage daughter, Bridget, and Bridget's young son. When Bridget fails to return home after a date with her boyfriend, Debra's world begins to collapse, and she struggles to accept that she may never see her daughter again.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Trevor Johnston

In this US indie drama, produced by Ridley Scott and directed by his son Jake, a working-class single mother living in small-town Pennsylvania is floundering in alcohol and promiscuity when her teenage daughter goes missing. British actress Sienna Miller absolutely latches on to the central role, while the story unfolds over a further decade as the rough-hewn heroine struggles to keep hope alive and get her tempestuous life back on track. There's assured support from Christina Hendricks as her no-nonsense sister and Aaron Paul as a suave-but-slippery suitor, yet this is Miller's film all the way, baring her soul by displaying how suffering and maturity moulds a blowsy, good-time gal into a careworn and resilient grandmother. Like Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, the whole show certainly nods to "women's pictures" from Hollywood's golden years, and Miller's sheer grit brings telling emotional veracity to what could have been a mere sudsy wallow. It's an awards-calibre performance which already looks like a career milestone.

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6.8/10

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Cast

rolenameDebra CallahanSienna MillerKathChristina HendricksChrisAaron PaulBridget CallahanSky FerreiraTerryWill SassoPeggyAmy MadiganRayPat HealyTyler HanrickAlex NeustaedterJesse, age 13Aidan Fiske

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rolenameDirectorJake Scott

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2019-10-11

Languages

English

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Swearing

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