Poster for The Fall of the American Empire

TMDB20182h 7mComedy / Crime / Drama / Thriller

The Fall of the American Empire

After the decline...

A shy and insecure delivery driver arrives on the scene of a robbery-gone-wrong and picks up two bags of cash and hides them in his truck. He is interrogated by two tough police detectives and manages to evade suspicion but he is warned that whoever owns the money will be looking for it. Only the help of a prostitute and a former biker recently released from jail might get him out of trouble.

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The Fall of the American Empire at a glance

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Runtime

Long watch · 2h 7m

At 2h 7m it runs over two hours.

Genres

Comedy · Crime · Drama · Thriller

TMDB files it under comedy, crime, drama, and thriller.

UK availability

No UK listings

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TMDB audience score

6.6 / 10 on TMDB

TMDB users rate it 6.6 out of 10 across 210 votes, a positive audience score. That is a moderate sample of voters.

Why watch The Fall of the American Empire tonight

It needs the whole evening: 2h 7m.
TMDB users rate it 6.6 out of 10 across 210 votes.

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