Dinner in America

2020
1h 46m

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

9.9K

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Quirky Comedy Comedy Drama Music Romance

An on-the-lam punk rocker and a young woman obsessed with his band unexpectedly fall in love and go on an epic journey together through America's decaying Midwestern suburbs.An on-the-lam punk rocker and a young woman obsessed with his band unexpectedly fall in love and go on an epic journey together through America's decaying Midwestern suburbs.An on-the-lam punk rocker and a young woman obsessed with his band unexpectedly fall in love and go on an epic journey together through America's decaying Midwestern suburbs.

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

9.9K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

495

218

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 14 wins & 6 nominations

Trivia
The song "Watermelon" was written for the film as a collaboration between Emily Skeggs (Patty) and writer/director Adam Rehmeier. On their second day in Detroit, Rehmeier had Skeggs write stream-of-consciousness poetry as her character, and they created and recorded the song in a day.

Quotes
Simon: That was tits.
Patty: Is tits good?
Simon: Yeah. Tits is good.

Connections
Featured in Amanda the Jedi Show: This Movie Saved My Life (and the one's that almost ruined it): Best and Worst of 2022 (2023)

Soundtracks
It's Sad to Belong
Performed by Dan Seals (as England Dan) & John Ford Coley
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

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Review

Featured review

7/10

Oddly...Satisfying

I tuned in for Kyle, who I have seen and liked in other things. The first half of this movie had me squirming, with the opening scene being particularly hard to watch; if you're squeamish you may want to avert your eyes. Also there is a LOT of profanity. It was hard for me to see all the ill-treatment that Patty endures in her daily life (what's in all those pill boxes anyway?) I thought, do I really need to see more of this? But by the halfway point I was thoroughly invested. The "dinner in America" scenes around the family table were a hoot-did anybody recognize their own childhood here? (Take it down a notch!) Throw Simon in the mix and the whole household is upended! But a touching tenderness develops when Patty and Simon discover their hidden relationship with each other. I feel like Patty could have ditched her meds after that: Simon is her new feel-good, and it's nice to see Patty shine like that.