Just Like America
Just Like America
1988, Hungarian. Directed by Péter Gothár.
Frigyes, shortly after immigrating to New York City from Hungary, leaves his family for the pleasures and gratifications of being a street bum. But as time goes by, the appeal of this lifestyle wanes. A series of adventures with other drifters reaches a dramatic conclusion when some thugs murder one of them. This startling event forces Frigyes to come to terms with his current situation and decide whether to return to the family he abandoned.
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Hungarian
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- Released
- 11 January 1988
- Original title
- Tiszta Amerika
- Country
- United States of America, Hungary
- Written by
- Péter Esterházy
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Just Like America runs 113 minutes (1h 53m).
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Just Like America isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 January 1988. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Just Like America?
Just Like America (1988) was directed by Péter Gothár and stars Andor Lukáts, Trula Hoosier, Stafford Ashani.