unique energy. Meanwhile, director Brandon Trost, a longtime cinematographer for such Rogen films as Neighbors and The Interview, makes the mensch-on-mensch action seem as real as can be." Owen Gleiberman of Variety called the film "too cantankerous to be funny and too preposterous to believe" and wrote that "An American Pickle, in its ethnically satirical and scattered way, lacks the integrity of its own ridiculousness. It's pungent but flavorless: an unkosher dill." References External links 2020 films 2020 comedy-drama films 2020s English-language films American comedy-drama films Films about immigration to the United States Films about Jews and Judaism Films based on American short stories Films produced by Evan Goldberg Films produced by Seth Rogen Films scored by Nami Melumad Films set in 1919 Films set in 2019 Films set in Brooklyn Films shot in Pittsburgh HBO Max films Point Grey Pictures films Rip Van Winkle-type stories Adaptations of works by Simon Rich Works by Simon Rich 2020s American films