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Documentary  •  2025  •  95 min

American Clown (2025)

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American Clown (2025)

Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Mixed
Viewer Rating
7.4

Overview

American Clown is a documentary profiling the lives and careers of professional clowns in the United States, from circuses to parties, amid evolving public perceptions. Directed by Guilford Adams and Casey Pinkston, it features subjects including Bill Irwin, John C. Reilly, and David Arquette.

Starring Cast

Bill Irwin  •   John C. Reilly  •   David Arquette

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: Medium

The documentary explores the decline of clowning amid cultural shifts and negative media portrayals, highlighting performers' resilience without advancing partisan ideologies. Its focus on apolitical artistic preservation anchors the neutral rating.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The documentary showcases a diverse range of clowns, including Black and female performers alongside white males, illustrating the profession's inclusivity. It frames clowning as a universal art form that entertains all audiences without centering critiques of traditional power structures or identities.

Secondary

Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: Medium

Family life surfaces peripherally in the documentary as a financial responsibility for clowns navigating a declining profession, without substantive exploration of structures, roles, or values. The decisive factor is the absence of meaningful family content, resulting in a neutral portrayal.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

American Clown presents no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, focusing instead on the broader cultural shifts affecting clown performers and the art of clowning.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The documentary explores the lives and challenges of professional clowns in contemporary America but includes no transgender characters or themes related to transsexual identity.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

American Clown profiles real-life clowns via interviews, focusing on their profession's history and challenges without adapting source material or portraying characters with swapped genders.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

American Clown presents real-life interviews with contemporary clowns, lacking any portrayals of characters from prior canon, historical figures, or source material that could involve race swaps.

Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.4

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.4
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N/A

Critic Ratings

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