American Son

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American Son

"There’s been an incident"

2019

1h 30m

6.1(225 votes)

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

Time passes and tension mounts in a Florida police station as an estranged interracial couple awaits news of their missing teenage son.

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Kerry Washington

Kendra Ellis-Connor

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Steven Pasquale

Scott Connor

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Jeremy Jordan

Officer Paul Larkin

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Eugene Lee

Lieutenant John Stokes

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