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The American Side
The movie tells the story of a Polish low-rent detective (Greg Stuhr) who looks into an alleged suicide at Niagara Falls, and ends up unraveling a conspiracy to build a revolutionary invention by enigmatic scientist, Nikola Tesla.
14 June 1944, Buffalo, New York, USA
31 August 1949, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
22 November 1932, New York City, New York, USA
21 January 1950, Dublin, Ireland
21 March 1962, New York City, New York, USA
27 February 1961, Evanston, Illinois, USA
13 July 1941, Rochester, New York, USA
12 May 1983, Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
5 November 1937, Los Angeles, California, USA
2 October 1986, Los Angeles, California, USA
28 September 1964, Newton, New Jersey, USA
June 01, 2016
The American Side never quite adds up to a satisfying experience, but that's made up for by the cavalcade of familiar faces in small parts, including Matthew Broderick, Harris Yulin, Robert Forster -- and, most excitingly, Janeane Garofalo.
May 03, 2016
Invoking fascinating conspiracy theories surrounding Nikola Tesla only to turn them into a macguffin, this neonoir detective flick ultimately disappoints.
April 29, 2016
Even though the genre is tried and true, The American Side constantly remains fresh.
July 12, 2016
Tesla, government black ops, and a shadowy cabal running the world all wrapped up in a nifty neo-noir that pays suitable homage to the genre. Be still my foolish heart.
April 28, 2016
The American Side shows glimmers of ingenuity, both with its use of Tesla mystique and with atmospheric location work that makes Buffalo a presence.
August 10, 2016
It's an intriguing neo-film-noir, and amusingly convoluted (in the challenging tradition of the genre.)
April 27, 2016
While The American Side may not quite achieve the classic thriller tone to which it aspires, it does create an enjoyably hard-boiled world.
June 06, 2016
The American Side is a swell trip on one of those cheesy carnival rides, and you'll know it's time to get off the roller coaster when the credits roll.
July 07, 2016
This Nikola Tesla-inspired conspiracy shoots for too much wonder and darkness at once, too wed to Greg Stuhr's gullible gumshoe to make a memorable noir on the cheap.
April 29, 2016
True to form, the screenplay... is barely coherent in its explication of the convoluted plotline. But it does provide a fair share of hard-boiled, frequently amusing dialogue and a plethora of colorful characters.
March 26, 2017
An extremely satisfying throwback to those classic gumshoe dramas of the '40s and '50s, with the style and tone intact.
June 16, 2016
[A] fascinating whodunit/whatisit thriller that's sure to leave some questions unanswered. And that's not necessarily a bad thing.
