Time passes and tension mounts in a Florida police station as an estranged interracial couple awaits news of their missing teenage son.
the vibe
American Son Vibe
What it feels like
slow-burndarkintenselayeredseriousintimateearnesttense
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Movie2019·90 min
American Son
Directed by Kenny Leon
A drama tv movie film directed by Kenny Leon.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 84%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.1/10
233 ratings
About American Son
- Pacing
- Slow-burn (1 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Intimate (1 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Tense, Gritty
- Story Tags
- family dysfunction, social injustice, grief and loss, hospital medical, urban, parent child, romantic partners, everyman, mystery disappearance, siege bottle