American Fiction (film)

American Fiction
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Cord Jefferson
Screenplay by	Cord Jefferson
Based on	Erasure by Percival Everett
Produced by	Ben LeClair Nikos Karamigios [de] Cord Jefferson Jermaine Johnson
Starring	Jeffrey Wright Tracee Ellis Ross John Ortiz Erika Alexander Leslie Uggams Adam Brody Issa Rae Sterling K. Brown
Cinematography	Cristina Dunlap
Edited by	Hilda Rasula
Music by	Laura Karpman
Production companies	MRC T-Street Almost Infinite 3 Arts Entertainment
Distributed by	Orion Pictures (through Amazon MGM Studios)
Release dates	September 8, 2023 (2023-09-08) (TIFF) December 15, 2023 (2023-12-15) (United States)
Running time	117 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$10 million[2]
Box office	$23 million[3][4]

American Fiction is a 2023 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Cord Jefferson in his feature directorial debut. Based on the 2001 novel Erasure by Percival Everett, it follows a frustrated African-American novelist-professor who writes an outlandish satire of stereotypical "Black" books, only for it to be mistaken for serious literature and published to high sales and critical praise. The film stars Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody and Keith David.

The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2023, where it won the People's Choice Award. It received a limited theatrical release by Amazon MGM Studios on December 15, 2023, with an expansion on December 22, 2023.

The film grossed $23 million and received numerous accolades. It was named one of the top 10 films of 2023 by the American Film Institute. It also received five nominations at the 96th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Wright, with Jefferson winning Best Adapted Screenplay.