Directed by:
Ewan McGregorScreenplay:
John RomanoCinematography:
Martin RuheComposer:
Alexandre DesplatCast:
Ewan McGregor, Jennifer Connelly, Dakota Fanning, Peter Riegert, Rupert Evans, Uzo Aduba, Molly Parker, Valorie Curry, Hannah Nordberg, Mark Hildreth (more)VOD (4)
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The film charts the life of Jewish American businessman, and former standout athlete, Seymour 'Swede' Levov (Ewan McGregor) whose life begins to unravel during the social and political upheaval of the 1960s. Born and raised in Weequahic, the Jewish neighbourhood of Newark, New Jersey, Swede achieved celebrity status in his local community due to his sports star status, his marriage to former Miss New Jersey, Dawn (Jennifer Connelly), and his place in charge of his father's glove factory. But his perfect upper-class American life comes crashing down when the tensions of the decade tear his country and community apart and his daughter Merry (Dakota Fanning) becomes a radical political activist, with devastating consequences. (Entertainment in Video)
(more)Cast
![Ewan McGregor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/724/163724152_af2276.jpg)
Ewan McGregor
UK
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Trainspotting (1996)
Black Hawk Down (2001)
![Jennifer Connelly](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/429/166429233_9087a5.jpg)
Jennifer Connelly
USA
Best movies:
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
![Dakota Fanning](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/933/162933974_c1e02c.jpg)
Dakota Fanning
USA
Best movies:
Man on Fire (2004)
Coraline (2009)
Brimstone (2016)
![Peter Riegert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273864_3d914e.jpg)
Peter Riegert
USA
Best movies:
Traffic (2000)
Gypsy (1993) (TV movie)
We Bought a Zoo (2011)
![Rupert Evans](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278669_4f067b.jpg)
Rupert Evans
UK
Best movies:
Fingersmith (2005) (TV movie)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Ágora (2009)
![Uzo Aduba](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/636/158636989_f4d5cd.jpg)
Uzo Aduba
USA
Best movies:
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour Live (2015) (concert)
Tallulah (2016)
Lightyear (2022)
![Molly Parker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/009/165009385_48eb51.jpg)
Molly Parker
Canada
Best movies:
Little Criminals (1995) (TV movie)
Sunshine (1999)
Hard Core Logo (1996)
![Valorie Curry](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/105/792/105792740_4c38c2.jpg)
Valorie Curry
USA
Best movies:
The Boys (2019) (series)
American Pastoral (2016)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
![Hannah Nordberg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/266/161266434_a8ff73.jpg)
Hannah Nordberg
Best movies:
Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors (2015) (TV movie)
Overboard (2018)
American Pastoral (2016)
![Mark Hildreth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278710_90e141.jpg)
Mark Hildreth
Canada
Best movies:
After the Promise (1987) (TV movie)
Taken (2002) (series)
No Night Is Too Long (2002) (TV movie)
![Samantha Mathis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267889_c849e9.jpg)
Samantha Mathis
USA
Best movies:
Sweet Jane (1998)
Pump Up the Volume (1990)
Little Women (1994)
![David Strathairn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267817_d1e782.jpg)
David Strathairn
USA
Best movies:
L.A. Confidential (1997)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Temple Grandin (2010) (TV movie)
Ocean James
USA
Best movies:
The Visit (2015)
American Pastoral (2016)
David Whalen
Best movies:
Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) (TV movie)
The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
Jack Reacher (2012)
![Julia Silverman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/266/161266431_782080.jpg)
Julia Silverman
Best movies:
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2016) (series)
Working Girl (1988)
American Pastoral (2016)
![Justin Clarke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/266/161266436_8d8976.jpg)
Justin Clarke
Best movies:
The Get Down (2016) (series)
American Pastoral (2016)
The Harder They Fall (2021)
![Lyndon B. Johnson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/949/157949952_a20eef.jpg)
Lyndon B. Johnson (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Forrest Gump (1994)
JFK (1991)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) - a.f.
Siovhan Christensen
USA
Best movies:
American Pastoral (2016)
Corrie Danieley
USA
Best movies:
Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022)
American Pastoral (2016)
Turtles All the Way Down (2024)