American Son

"There's been an incident."

2019 1h 30m EN

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 238

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Synopsis

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Time passes and tension mounts in a Florida police station as an estranged interracial couple awaits news of their missing teenage son.

“There's been an incident.”

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Cast

Kerry Washington
Kendra Ellis-Connor
Steven Pasquale
Scott Connor
Jeremy Jordan
Officer Paul Larkin
Eugene Lee
Lt. John Stokes

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kenny Leon
Writers: Christopher Demos-Brown
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kenny Leon, shot by Kramer Morgenthau. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Lisbeth Scott. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Melissa Kent shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kerry Washington and Steven Pasquale and Jeremy Jordan carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "There's been an incident.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kenny Leon directs. Kramer Morgenthau behind the camera. Lisbeth Scott scores. Melissa Kent cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 7 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Kenny Leon, shot by Kramer Morgenthau. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Lisbeth Scott. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Melissa Kent shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kerry Washington and Steven Pasquale and Jeremy Jordan carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "There's been an incident.".
9IMDB entry: tt9664078 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.