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Film · 2016

American Honey

Directed by Andrea Arnold · starring Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf and Riley Keough

  • 2 h 43 min
  • Adventure · Drama · Romance
  • UKUSA
  • Released in the UK 13 October 2016
  • 7.1 Users5 votes
  • 8.5 Critics5 reviews
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Synopsis

Star is a young American girl with a vital personality who lives in a problematic family, so she decides to leave home. Once in the streets, and with noting to lose, she joins traveling magazine sales crew who drive across the American mid-west selling magazine subscriptions door to door. Star quickly finds herself in this gang of misfits, and she feels specially attracted to one of them, Jake. The lifestyle of this group is full of hard partying, law bending and young love and she will finally get surprised. Andrea Arnold ('Fish Tank', 'Red Road'), directs the film which includes the likes of Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf ('Transformers', 'Nymphomaniac'), McCaul Lombardi y a Arielle Holmes in this comedy-drama that will be released at 2016 Cannes Film Festival.

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The essentials

Runtime
163 min2 hours and 43 minutes
Box office
£175,383in UK
How long is American Honey?
2 hours and 43 minutes (163 minutes).
When was American Honey released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 13 October 2016.
Who directed American Honey?
Andrea Arnold.
Who is in American Honey?
It stars Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf, Riley Keough and McCaul Lombardi.
Where can I watch American Honey?
In the UK you can watch it on rent on Apple TV and Prime Video.
How much did American Honey make?
It took £175,383 in UK.
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Cast

Full cast (15)
Director
Andrea Arnold
Writers
Andrea Arnold
Producers
Lars Knudsen, David Kosse, Trudie Styler, Charlotte Ubben
Cinematography
Robbie Ryan

Videos and trailers

All 2 videos
English trailer 'American Honey' 2:2527 June 2016

Photos and posters

All 6 photos

Reviews

All 5 reviews
7.1 5 votes
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What the critics say average 8.5 from 5

  • 10 The TelegraphTim Robey You could also argue that this almost intentionally exhausting film is too much of a good thing. But there?s amazingly little of it you'd want to live without. Read
  • 9.1 IndiewireEric Kohn It's the closest thing to a magnum opus in Arnold's blossoming career. Read
  • 9.1 The PlaylistJessica Kiang It is indulgent in its length and relative plotlessness, though there?s no point at which the bravado of Arnold?s filmmaking, Lane?s riveting performance or Ryan?s stunning Polaroid-shaped lensing… Read

Box office

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  • UK £175,383

Awards

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Soundtrack

All 27 songs
  1. Bounce ItPublished WB Music CORP, ASCAP, Dead Stock Music, ASCAP, WarnerTamerlane Publishing CORP Spotify
  2. Uber EverywhereMadeinTYO Spotify
  3. Take Your TimePublished Universal, MCA Music Ltd, Songs of Black River, Admin, Bluewater Music Services Corp Spotify
  4. I Don't DancePublished Two Chord Georgia Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd, Universal, MCA Music Ltd, All rights on behalf of Mike Curb Music Spotify

Trivia

  • Cannes 2016

    ''American Honey'' is released in the Cannes Film Festival Official Section.

  • Accident on set

    Shia LaBeouf was injured on set while doing a stunt that involved him smashing his head through a window. He ended up with stitches on his hand and head.

  • Natural light

    ''American Honey'' was filmed mostly with natural or available light.

  • Unknown actors

    Director Andrea Arnold wanted to work with unknown actors and would often approach teenagers on the street that she thought would be good for the movie, holding impromptu auditions in parking lots.

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