American Pastoral (2016) Reviews & Ratings

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American Pastoral reviews

American Pastoral holds a 6.2/10 average from 749 TMDB ratings.

**About a father who never gave up on his daughter!** The book was from the 90s and the story is about the 60s. Narrated from the father's perspective, that's what I think did not work in this film. This is where a film and the book does not synch. Because books are always very detail when it describes a person. In the films, they are just a simple visual where viewers have to focus on those details to have a perfec…
— Reno (6/10)

Set in postwar America, a man watches his seemingly perfect life fall apart as his daughter's new political affiliation threatens to destroy their family.

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