# American Splendor (2003)

> An unconventional portrait of a Cleveland file clerk who transforms mundane working-class life, difficult relationships, and private obsessions into underground comic-book art.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1841

## Facts

- Runtime: 101 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Director: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
- Cast: Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, Judah Friedlander, James Urbaniak, Earl Billings, James McCaffrey, Maggie Moore, Vivienne Benesch
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0305206/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: sardonic, witty, intimate, cinephile movie night, independent film night

## Synopsis

A quirky exploration of life, art, and the mundane that finds beauty in the everyday.

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