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American Woman

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Directed by Jake Scott
Produced by Ridley Scott, Kevin J. Walsh, Brad Feinstein, and Michael A. Pruss
Written by Brad Ingelsby
With: Sienna Miller, Christina Hendricks, Aaron Paul, Amy Madigan, Will Sasso, Alex Neustaedter, Maggie Castle, Pat Healy, E. Roger Mitchell, Aidan Fiske, Aidan McGraw, Macon Blair, and Sky Ferreira
Cinematography: John Mathieson
Editing: Joi McMillon
Music: Adam Wiltzie
Runtime: 112 min
Release Date: 14 June 2019
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color: Color
Twitter Capsule:
Subtle direction (for a Scott) and a terrific cast anchored by Miller's exceptional turn as a single mom in blue-collar Pennsylvania whose daughter goes missing. Reminds us how much American cinema has lost now that studios no longer make solid melodramas like this.