An American Pickle (2020)

Directed by

Brandon Trost

Genre

fantasy film, comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 605 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An Eastern European Jewish immigrant gets preserved in a vat of pickles and wakes up in modern day New York City. He tries to adapt with help from his last living descendant, who is also played by Seth Rogen.

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What happens

An American Pickle is a 2020 American comedy-drama film directed by Brandon Trost (in his solo directorial debut) and written by Simon Rich, based on his 2013 short story "Sell Out". The film stars Seth Rogen as an Eastern European Jewish immigrant who gets preserved in a vat of pickles and wakes up a century later in modern-day New York City, attempting to fit in with the assistance of his last remaining descendant (also played by Rogen). Originally intended to be released by Sony Pictures, the film's rights were sold to Warner Bros. Pictures in April 2020. It was digitally released in the United States on August 6, 2020, the first original film released by HBO Max, and theatrically in the United Kingdom the following day. The film received generally mixed reviews from critics, with Rogen's dual performance being praised. It later received release on video on demand for rental and purchase. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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