Hong Kong Synopsis
“A radically ordinary story.”
Set in postwar America, a man watches his seemingly perfect life fall apart as his daughter's new political affiliation threatens to destroy their family.
Audience Engagement
637 audience reviews — more than 95% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Review volume (95th percentile) outruns trending popularity (73th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with American Pastoral. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From TIK Films
Crime + Drama in Hong Kong
68 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding American Pastoral itself).
The 2015–2017 Hong Kong Window
American Pastoral holds position #30 of 57 Hong Kong films in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Hong Kong, 166 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when American Pastoral premiered alongside 18 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 18 other Hong Kong films in 2016.
The 771st Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on American Pastoral, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- college reunion · 4
- political activism · 3
- beauty queen · 2
- man hunt · 1
- stuttering · 1
- 1960s · 20
- 1970s · 19
- vietnam war · 11
- based on novel or book · 288
- husband wife relationship · 46
- parent child relationship · 46
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #512 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (39th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Crime productions specifically: #116 of 167 (top 69%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | TIK Films, Lakeshore Entertainment, Lionsgate |
| Runtime | 1h 48m |
| Release Date | October 20, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt0376479 |
| Official Site | www.americanpastoral.movie |