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Summary Monk (Jeffrey Wright) is a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, Monk uses a pen name to write an outlandish “Black” book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.

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American Fiction
Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 43 Critic Reviews
81
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
6.2
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Summary Monk (Jeffrey Wright) is a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, Monk uses a pen name to write an outlandish “Black” book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 43 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 43 Critic Reviews
81
100% Positive
43 Reviews
0% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
6.2
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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
6.2
67% Positive
4 Ratings
17% Mixed
1 Rating
17% Negative
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Production Company 3 Arts Entertainment, MRC Film, Media Rights Capital (MRC), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Orion Pictures, T-Street
Release Date Dec 15, 2023
Duration 1 h 57 m
Rating R
Golden Globes, USA
2 Nominations
Black Reel Awards
9 Nominations
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
• 2 Wins & 6 Nominations