A lot of summer blockbusters have been released lately, like Superman, Jurassic World Rebirth, and The Fantastic Four: First Steps. But if you’re looking for something a little smaller and a little less CGI, you might want to check out the Western-thriller-heist film Americana. The debut feature from director Tony Tost is about a group of people in South Dakota, who are all trying to get their hands on a valuable Lakota ghost shirt said to be worth a million dollars. The cast includes Sydney Sweeney, Halsey, Paul Walter Hauser, Zahn McClarnon, and Simon Rex.
Curious to see pop singer Halsey in an acting role? Intrigued by the idea of Sweeney playing a diner waitress/wannabe country singer? Read on to find out when and where you can check out Americana.
When is Americana coming out?
Americana will be in theaters starting Friday, August 15. As is usually the case with theatrical releases, early showings will start in many cinemas the day before.
But while Americana is hitting theaters now, it’s actually a 2023 movie. It premiered at South by Southwest two years ago. According to Deadline, the delay may have been due to financial issues involving one of the film’s production companies.
How can I watch Americana in theaters?
If you want to watch Americana at your local theater—woohoo, popcorn! woohoo, helping movie theaters stay in business!—simply look up the showtimes and get going. You can buy tickets from your theater’s website, on Fandango, or in person.
How can I watch Americana at home?
You will be able to watch Americana at home, it’s just a question of when. Americana is distributed by Lionsgate. The John Wick spinoff Ballerina, which was also distributed by Lionsgate, was made available on Video-on-Demand (meaning, you can pay to rent it on a platform like Amazon Prime Video) about a month after its theatrical release. You can expect something similar for Americana.
As for streaming, Lionsgate movies tend to go to Starz first, followed by Peacock. To again use Ballerina as a reference point, it premiered in theaters June 6 and is not streaming on either of those platforms as of mid-August. So, it could be a few months if you’re looking to stream Americana. How badly do you want to find out what goes down with that ghost shirt?
