Real Life

Real Life

An American Comedy

PG 1979 · 99 min · ★ 6.6 · Comedy

A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyday lives, in the manner of the ground-breaking PBS series "An American Family".

Directed by Albert Brooks · Written by Albert Brooks

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