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Now showing — American Gothic · 5 works

  • American Honey Film · 2010s

    American Honey is a 2016 road drama film written and directed by Andrea Arnold, and starring Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf, and Riley Keough. The film follows Star (Lane), a young girl from a troubled home, who runs away with a traveling sales crew who drive across the American Midwest selling magazine subscriptions door...

    PowerAfter-hoursLonging
  • American Idiot Music · 2000s

    American Idiot is a 2004 album associated with Green Day and Reprise Records. It keeps the music field anchored in recognizable listening lines rather than anonymous album slots.

    After-hoursLonging
  • The Night of the Hunter Film · 1950s

    The Night of the Hunter is a 1955 American Southern Gothic horror-thriller film directed by Charles Laughton and starring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters and Lillian Gish. The screenplay by James Agee was based on the 1953 novel of the same name by Davis Grubb. The plot is about Preacher Harry Powell (Mitchum), a se...

    After-hoursPowerLonging
  • American Born Chinese Books · 2000s

    American Born Chinese is a 2006 book by Gene Luen Yang, linked to United States and English. It keeps the reading field grounded in identifiable authorship and place.

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  • American Gothic Television · 2010s

    American Gothic is a 2016 television series from United States, shaped by Corinne Brinkerhoff. It helps the serial catalog read as a real field of seasons, institutions, and recurring pressure. Rooted in United States. Engages with nature, surveillance. In the index for the quality of its sustained storytelling.

    PowerNatureSurveillance
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