An American Pickle

2020 • 88 minutes

About this movie

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 learns 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.

Ratings and reviews

Probably one of my favorite Seth Rogen movies. It's not the best, but still hilarious and weird. Rogen plays a dual role which is usually out of his norm of always playing himself, which is why I consider it one of my favorites.

This movie is hilarious. It's weird like pineapple express, but quite entertaining.

Horrible movie ! Don't waste your money.