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In the early 1960s, teenager Adam Stafford (Cameron Bright) becomes obsessed with his new neighbor, Catherine Caswell (Gretchen Mol), a divorcée and free spirit. Stafford spies on Caswell as she meets with strange men, and, despite the warnings of his conservative parents, he begins working for her as a gardener. Amid rumors of her affair with President Kennedy, the two become close, but political intrigue surrounding her acquaintances soon infringes on their friendship.

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With a plot both undercooked and cliche riddled, An American Affair unsuccessfully mixes a coming-of-age story and a presidential conspiracy thriller.

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An American Affair | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Alison Willmore Time Out Rated: 1/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review An American Affair | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Dan Zak Washington Post An earnest, fictional coming-of-age story is squeezed from a bitter, true-life local tragedy. And it works. Mar 13, 2009 Full Review An American Affair | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Claudia Puig USA Today The title sums up the bland, unimaginative and cliche-laden thriller/coming-of-age tale. Rated: 1.5/4 Mar 12, 2009 Full Review An American Affair | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Kevin Carr 7M Pictures gets in its own way by not knowing what kind of story it's telling, and by not knowing whose story it's telling Rated: 2/5 Mar 2, 2011 Full Review An American Affair | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Bill Gibron Filmcritic.com so absurd and convoluted that even JFK's legacy can't subdue its preposterousness Rated: 1/5 Jul 22, 2009 Full Review An American Affair | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Bob Strauss Los Angeles Daily News Out of its mind at a deep, essential level, An American Affair plays its dubious scenario with a straight face that makes the silly thing quite watchable. Rated: 2.5/4 Mar 13, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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Pamela H This construct was done much better and much more believably in The Idea of You. I love Nicole Kidman but she couldn’t save this. The screenplay, the soundtrack, and the overacting were extremely irritating. Cheesy, cheesy, cheesy. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/30/24 Full Review Audience Member The film is very, very interesting !! should i watch this again using boxxy software? Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member It's good movie to watch Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member I don't know about you guys but I thought this movie was good. It brought This scenario every young kid fantasies at one point in their live! Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member In this film set in the 1963, when John F. Kennedy was president a young 13 year old boy, Adam (Cameron Bright) falls for his older neighbor, Catherine (Gretchen Moi), who is having romantic relations with the president of the United States.This film started out strong, detailing what struggles adolescence holds, but halfway through it fail flat & the ending wasn't impressive. This is one of those movies that you only watch once. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member LOVED THIS MOVIE!! What's the matter with you people...could have happened...very realistic...definitely kept ones interest...touching...great acting...and more Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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William Sten Olsson Director Gretchen Mol Catherine Caswell Cameron Bright Adam Stafford James Rebhorn Lucian Carver Perrey Reeves Adrienne Stafford Noah Wyle Mike Stafford
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Synopsis In the early 1960s, teenager Adam Stafford (Cameron Bright) becomes obsessed with his new neighbor, Catherine Caswell (Gretchen Mol), a divorcée and free spirit. Stafford spies on Caswell as she meets with strange men, and, despite the warnings of his conservative parents, he begins working for her as a gardener. Amid rumors of her affair with President Kennedy, the two become close, but political intrigue surrounding her acquaintances soon infringes on their friendship.

Director
William Sten Olsson

Producer
Kevin Leydon

Screenwriter
Alex Metcalf

Distributor
Screen Media Ventures

Production Co
Astrakan Films

Rating
R (Language|Sexual Content)

Genre
Drama, History

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 27, 2009, Limited

Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 9, 2009

Runtime
1h 33m
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