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7. American Splendor
This list's honorary representative of the "comic book movies that aren't superhero movies" category.
American Splendor is the true life story of cartoonist Harvey Pekar, based on his own works. The film was nominated for tons of awards the year of its release, even nabbing AFI's movie of the year award. A critical darling, Splendor showed that "comic book movie" didn't necessarily mean capes and tights. It also gave a better look at the kind of anti-establishment cartoonists populating America's underground comics scene.
Pekar was a public figure with his own weird charm to him, and his appearance in the movie alongside Paul Giamatti playing him is surreal and wonderful.
Plus, Giamatti is great even on his own. Like, it's hard to play someone when the person you're playing is ALSO IN THE MOVIE, but he pulls it off effortlessly. A wonderful movie, and one that is most assuredly worth a watch.
