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American Splendor

American Splendor

"Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff"

7.2(492 votes)
2003
1h 41m
ComedyDrama

An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.

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Production

Budget:$2,000,000
Revenue:$6,003,587
Companies:
HBO Films
Good Machine

Languages

Original:en
Spoken:
English

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