An American Pickle (PG-13)
synopsis
Adapted by Simon Rich from his 2013 New Yorker novella Sell Out, An American Pickle stars Seth Rogen as Herschel Greenbaum, a struggling laborer who immigrates to America in 1919 with dreams of building a better life for his beloved family. One day, while working at his factory job, he falls into a vat of pickles and is brined for 100 years. The brine preserves him perfectly and when he emerges in present day Brooklyn, he finds that he hasn't aged a day. But when he seeks out his family, he is troubled to learn that his only surviving relative is his great-grandson Ben Greenbaum (also played by Rogen), a mild-mannered computer coder whom Herschel can't even begin to understand.
details
Comedy
1 hr. 30 min.
MovieGoer Review
Over the years, the "Rip Van Winkle" concept (inspired by the central conceit of the Washington Irving 1819 short story) has been used by a number of films. The idea - a person hibernating for a number of years and waking up to a vastly cha... MORE
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synopsis
Adapted by Simon Rich from his 2013 New Yorker novella Sell Out, An American Pickle stars Seth Rogen as Herschel Greenbaum, a struggling laborer who immigrates to America in 1919 with dreams of building a better life for his beloved family. One day, while working at his factory job, he falls into a vat of pickles and is brined for 100 years. The brine preserves him perfectly and when he emerges in present day Brooklyn, he finds that he hasn't aged a day. But when he seeks out his family, he is troubled to learn that his only surviving relative is his great-grandson Ben Greenbaum (also played by Rogen), a mild-mannered computer coder whom Herschel can't even begin to understand.
details
Comedy
1 hr. 30 min.
MovieGoer Review
Over the years, the "Rip Van Winkle" concept (inspired by the central conceit of the Washington Irving 1819 short story) has been used by a number of films. The idea - a person hibernating for a number of years and waking up to a vastly cha... MORE
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