American Fiction Plot
Thelonious “Monk” Ellison's writing career has stalled because his work isn’t deemed “Black enough.” Monk, a writer and English professor, writes a satirical novel under a pseudonym, aiming to expose the publishing world's hypocrisies. The book’s immediate success forces him to get deeper enmeshed in his assumed identity and challenges his closely-held worldviews.
American Fiction Cast
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as Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison -
as Lisa Ellison -
as Coraline -
as Agnes Ellison -
as Clifford Ellison -
as Lorraine -
as Arthur -
as Sintara Golden -
as Wiley Valdespino -
as Brittany
American Fiction Latest Trailers
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Author Thelonious "Monk" Ellison is peeved because his latest offering hasn't caught fire with publishers, while a tome called We's Lives in Da Ghetto by Sintara Golden hits the bestseller lists, leaving Monk seething.
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User Review
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Monk is a frustrated novelist who's fed up with the establishment that profits from Black entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, he 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.
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