American Dreamer

2018
R
1h 32m

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

1.1K

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Jim Gaffigan and Robbie Jones in American Dreamer (2018)

A down on his luck rideshare driver who makes extra cash chauffeuring a low level drug dealer around town finds himself in a serious financial bind and decides to kidnap the dealer's child.

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A down on his luck HAIL driver who makes extra cash chauffeuring a low level drug dealer around town, finds himself in a serious financial bind and decides to kidnap the dealer's child.A down on his luck HAIL driver who makes extra cash chauffeuring a low level drug dealer around town, finds himself in a serious financial bind and decides to kidnap the dealer's child.A down on his luck HAIL driver who makes extra cash chauffeuring a low level drug dealer around town, finds himself in a serious financial bind and decides to kidnap the dealer's child.

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

1.1K

YOUR RATING

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7fastpug

Worth a watch

The rating doesn't do it justice... A good watchable film from start to finish

6pacman-81

I wasn't expecting that sort of a ride

A down on his luck man (Jim Gaffigan) is now working as taxi driver after being made redundant. With child care costs and unsympathetic ex wife things look very bleak. He takes a job which ends up being driving round a drug dealer on his money collections. Desperately he kidnaps the dealers son and demands 20k for his return. When you see Jim Gaffigan's name you expect light hearted and funny but don't be fooled this is an edge of the seat drama filled ride.

9smithdean-22092

Very Strong Performances From Jones & Gaffigan

A very dark thriller that keeps you watching. I just finished watching "American Dreamer" via VOD. What a great movie. Jim Gaffigan was great at being such a dark character and Robbie Jones was menacing and intelligent in this. The whole movie takes one dark turn after another. The director did a great job at keeping the story moving non stop. If you love a good dark thriller of a movie, watch this ASAP. And if you want to see a slightly insane Jim Gaffigan, you need to watch this movie! I highly suggest it. I'm mad I didn't know about this movie before today? I seen it was finished in 2018 but just now being released late 2019??? People are really missing out on a great flick!

6glr-27122

Not bad at all

I went into this movie with no expectations and was pleasantly suprised at how good it was. I'm a big jim gaffigan fan and was really impressed at how good a job he did. Would recommend watching this if your looking to kill 90 minutes.

8larrys3

Gritty & Dark Drama

Gritty and dark drama with decent suspense throughout.

Jim Gaffigan is excellent as Cam, a rideshare driver who has strong mental problems and is under severe financial stress. Robbie Jones is also superb as Mazz, a drug dealer who hires Cam's vehicle for the day. In one desperate moment, Cam decides to kidnap for ransom Mazz's young son, and things will take a terrible turn thereafter.

Overall, definitely not your feel-good movie of the month, but if you like very dark films you may very well like this one. Raw language throughout, increasing violence, and one explicit sex scene.