Film

An American Affair

2008 · 1h 33m · Drama

What can you do for your country?

IMDb

6.1

Rotten Tomatoes

17%

Metacritic

31

In the early 1960s, teenager Adam Stafford (Cameron Bright) becomes obsessed with his new neighbor, Catherine Caswell (Gretchen Mol), a divorcée and free spirit. Stafford spies on Caswell as she meets with strange men, and, despite the warnings of his conservative parents, he begins working for her as a gardener. Amid rumors of her affair with President Kennedy, the two become close, but political intrigue surrounding her acquaintances soon infringes on their friendship.

Gretchen Mol

Catherine Caswell

James Rebhorn

Lucian Carver

Cameron Bright

Adam Stafford

Noah Wyle

Mike Stafford

Mark Pellegrino

Graham Caswell

Perrey Reeves

Adrienne Stafford

Jimmy Bellinger

Jimmy

Jermaine Crawford

Andre

Jack Ruby

Self (archive footage)

Austin Majors

Additional voice

Sean Murphy

Secret Service Agent (uncredited)

• William OlssonDirector · Producer
• Alex MetcalfWriter
• John DalyExecutive Producer
• Dave InsleyDirector of Photography
• Dustin O'HalloranOriginal Music Composer
• Scott ChestnutEditor

Release date

November 27, 2008

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

R

Genres

Drama

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