American Splendor (2003)

96 min · Biographical picture, biographical film, comedy film, drama film

Popularity4.5/5

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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman

Cast

Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, James Urbaniak, Judah Friedlander, Chris Ambrose, Joey Krajcar, Josh Hutcherson, Cameron Carter, Daniel Tay, Mary Faktor, Harvey Pekar

The story

On Halloween 1950, 11-year-old Harvey Pekar refuses to dress up as a superhero for trick-or-treating. Years later, Harvey is seen walking the Cleveland streets, and the real Harvey Pekar appears in a documentary-style setup. In 1975, Harvey visits a throat doctor, exhibiting hypochondria.

Catalogue themes and tags

Affection, Antisocial, Approach, Book, Camaraderie, Cartoon, City of Cleveland, Comic-Strip Artist, Conflicting love, Designer, Drawing, Ehefrau, Employee, Familie, Family Planning, Freundin, Friendship, Hospital, Husband Wife Relationship, Jazz, Kiss, Krankheit, Krebs, Kumpels, Künstlerin, Library, Loner, Lovestory, Man looking for Wife, Mistress, Oddball, Painting, Partnership, Pärchen, Seelenverwandtschaft, Talkshow, Tenderness, Underdog, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, bester Freund, comic book, einsam, romanze, verlieben

Genres

Biographical picture, biographical film, comedy film, drama film

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