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Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot (2007)

Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot poster
Directed by
Tod Harrison Williams
Genre
biographical film, comedy drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
R
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 54 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man looks back on his life of bad decisions and self sabotage. His story is told through a series of messy episodes.

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What happens

Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot, also known as Trainwreck: My Life as an Idoit [sic] and American Loser, is a 2007 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Tod Harrison Williams and based upon the autobiographical book The Little Yellow Bus by Jeff Nichols. It is also known as American Loser, its American DVD and television title. The film was premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival on 14 June 2007 and put on general release in the United States on 19 September 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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