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* ''American Eulogy'', from Music/GreenDay's ''Music/TwentyFirstCenturyBreakdown''.

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* ''American Eulogy'', Eulogy'' and ''Last of the American Girls'', both from Music/GreenDay's ''Music/TwentyFirstCenturyBreakdown''.''Music/TwentyFirstCenturyBreakdown''.
** See also ''Music/AmericanIdiot'', which was the title song on an earlier album by the band.


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** And its spin-off ''Series/AmericanCrimeStory''
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* ''[[Series/AmericanGods2017 American Gods]]'' (adapted from the novel of the same title)
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* ''The American Embassy'' (which was set in London - ironically, the series was never screened on British television)
* ''The American Girls'' (about two correspondents for a newsmagazine called ''The American Report'' - this series aired in the UK as ''Have Girls, Will Travel'')

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* ''The American Embassy'' ''Series/TheAmericanEmbassy'' (which was set in London - ironically, the series was never screened on British television)
* ''The American Girls'' ''Series/TheAmericanGirls'' (about two correspondents for a newsmagazine called ''The American Report'' - this series aired in the UK as ''Have Girls, Will Travel'')



* Creator/MargaretCho's short-lived sitcom ''All-American Girl'' was mostly Column A, though its comedic elements touched on Column B at times.

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* Creator/MargaretCho's short-lived sitcom ''All-American Girl'' ''Series/AllAmericanGirl'' was mostly Column A, though its comedic elements touched on Column B at times.



* ''AmericanCrime'' (unlike most crime dramas this follows the victims' family rather than the cops or the criminal)

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* ''AmericanCrime'' ''Series/AmericanCrime'' (unlike most crime dramas this follows the victims' family rather than the cops or the criminal)



* ''American Gothic'', a painting named after the architectural style American Gothic, which is the style of the house featured.

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* ''American Gothic'', ''Art/AmericanGothic'', a painting named after the architectural style American Gothic, which is the style of the house featured.
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* ''Film/AmericanMary''
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* ''Film/AmericanMary''
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* Two songs from ''Theatre/BookOfMormon'': "All-American Prophet" (the actual story of Mormon origins) and "Joseph Smith: American Moses" (the horribly-off version by the Ugandans based on Elder Cunningham's improvised teachings). Both can be considered straight examples since the Ugandans do believe in the latter's optimism, even if it includes "magical fuck frogs" curing AIDS and clit-faces.

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* Two songs from ''Theatre/BookOfMormon'': ''Theatre/TheBookOfMormon'': "All-American Prophet" (the actual story of Mormon origins) and "Joseph Smith: American Moses" (the horribly-off version by the Ugandans based on Elder Cunningham's improvised teachings). Both can be considered straight examples since the Ugandans do believe in the latter's optimism, even if it includes "magical fuck frogs" curing AIDS and clit-faces.
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Not to be confused with MarketBasedTitle.

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Not to be confused with MarketBasedTitle.
MarketBasedTitle, though some of such titles do retitle some films with "American" in it.
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* ''American Nightmare'' was the French title of ''Film/ThePurge''.

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* ''Series/AmericanGothic''

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* ''Series/AmericanGothic''''Series/AmericanGothic1995''
* ''Series/AmericanGothic2016''

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* ''Series/AmericanGothic''
* ''American Greed'' (Creator/{{MSNBC}} true-crime series; not all of the con-artists are American (see Creator/AnneHathaway's [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raffaello_Follieri Italian ex-boyfriend]]) but they all get rich in America... for a while)



* ''American Greed'' (Creator/{{MSNBC}} true-crime series; not all of the con-artists are American (see Creator/AnneHathaway's [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raffaello_Follieri Italian ex-boyfriend]]) but they all get rich in America... for a while)

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* ''American Greed'' (Creator/{{MSNBC}} true-crime series; not all of the con-artists are American (see Creator/AnneHathaway's [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raffaello_Follieri Italian ex-boyfriend]]) but they all get rich in America... for a while)

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* ''Series/AmericanNinjaWarrior'', as a spinoff of the original Japanese show with the dub name ''Series/NinjaWarrior''.



* [[Series/TheOfficeUS The Office: An American Workplace]]: when aired in the UK anyway, to differentiate from the [[Series/TheOfficeUK original British version]].
* ''Series/AmericanNinjaWarrior'', as a spinoff of the original Japanese show with the dub name ''Series/NinjaWarrior''.

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* [[Series/TheOfficeUS ''Series/CafeAmericain'': About an American-style café in Paris that mostly caters to expats.
* ''[[Series/TheOfficeUS
The Office: An American Workplace]]: Workplace]]'': when aired in the UK anyway, to differentiate from the [[Series/TheOfficeUK original British version]].
* ''Series/AmericanNinjaWarrior'', as a spinoff of the original Japanese show with the dub name ''Series/NinjaWarrior''.
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The name simply comes from the fact that it was filmed in America during a hot summer with a lot of rain.


* ''Film/WetHotAmericanSummer''

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* ''Film/WetHotAmericanSummer''




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* ''Film/WetHotAmericanSummer''
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* UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball, though "gridiron football" as a more neutral term has become preferred as the sport grows internationally.
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* "ADD" by System of a Down stands for "American Dream Denied".
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* ''Film/AmericanAnimals''

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* ''Film/AmericanHustle''



* ''Film/AmericanPsycho''

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* ''Film/AmericanPsycho''



* Two songs from ''Theater/BookOfMormon'': "All-American Prophet" (the actual story of Mormon origins) and "Joseph Smith: American Moses" (the horribly-off version by the Ugandans based on Elder Cunningham's improvised teachings). Both can be considered straight examples since the Ugandans do believe in the latter's optimism, even if it includes "magical fuck frogs" curing AIDS and clit-faces.

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* Two songs from ''Theater/BookOfMormon'': ''Theatre/BookOfMormon'': "All-American Prophet" (the actual story of Mormon origins) and "Joseph Smith: American Moses" (the horribly-off version by the Ugandans based on Elder Cunningham's improvised teachings). Both can be considered straight examples since the Ugandans do believe in the latter's optimism, even if it includes "magical fuck frogs" curing AIDS and clit-faces.



* ''VideoGame/AlanWakesAmericanNightmare]]''

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* ''VideoGame/AlanWakesAmericanNightmare]]''
''VideoGame/AlanWakesAmericanNightmare''
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* ''Series/AmericanHousewife''
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* ''American'' - Creator/RuPaul, album and song, both of which were influenced by Creator/DonaldTrump's election in 2016.

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* ''American'' - Creator/RuPaul, album and song, both of which were influenced by Creator/DonaldTrump's UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump's election in 2016.
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* "American Dream" by Music/SamanthaFish
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* ''American Greed'' ({{MSNBC}} true-crime series; not all of the con-artists are American (see Creator/AnneHathaway's [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raffaello_Follieri Italian ex-boyfriend]]) but they all get rich in America... for a while)

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* ''American Greed'' ({{MSNBC}} (Creator/{{MSNBC}} true-crime series; not all of the con-artists are American (see Creator/AnneHathaway's [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raffaello_Follieri Italian ex-boyfriend]]) but they all get rich in America... for a while)
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* ''American Virgin'', in the later issues

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* ''American Virgin'', ''ComicBook/AmericanVirgin'', in the later issues



* ''American Hardcore'', a documentary of the American punk scene

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* ''American Hardcore'', ''Film/AmericanHardcore'', a documentary of the American punk scene



* Literature/AmericanGirl

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* Literature/AmericanGirl''Literature/AmericanGirl''



* ''AmericanGladiators'' (But both British series have managed to get away with just been entitled ''Gladiators'')

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* ''AmericanGladiators'' ''Series/AmericanGladiators'' (But both British series have managed to get away with just been entitled ''Gladiators'')



* ''AmericanOdyssey'' (originally just called ''Odyssey''; about an American servicewoman's quest to get out of extremely hostile territory in the Middle East)

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* ''AmericanOdyssey'' ''Series/AmericanOdyssey'' (originally just called ''Odyssey''; about an American servicewoman's quest to get out of extremely hostile territory in the Middle East)
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* ''Literature/AmericanPastoral''

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* ''American'' - Creator/RuPaul, album and song, both of which were influenced by Creator/DonaldTrump's election in 2016.



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* "American Beauty, American Psycho" - Fall Out Boy (album and song)
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But, as some people would notice later, there are some UnfortunateImplications in including the word "American" as some sort of superlative; thus, much like {{Eagleland}}, this trope has a dark underbelly. It is just as likely that you'll see an American Title in an ironic fashion, subverting the original meanings, or revealing the darker undersides of the bright ideology. This is often done in reference to the USA's dark past and/or the more controversial aspects of American culture and politics.

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But, as some people would notice later, there are some UnfortunateImplications in including the word "American" as some sort of superlative; thus, much like {{Eagleland}}, this trope has a dark underbelly. It is just as likely that you'll see an American Title in an ironic fashion, subverting the original meanings, or revealing the darker undersides of the bright ideology. This is often done in reference to the USA's dark past and/or (if historical) or the more controversial aspects of American culture and politics.
politics (if modern).

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* ''Film/AmericanHustle''




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* ''Film/AmericanPsycho''
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* ''TheAdventuresOfTheAmericanRabbit''

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* ''TheAdventuresOfTheAmericanRabbit''''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTheAmericanRabbit''
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Compare ItCameFromBeverlyHills

Contrast EagleLand - this trope refers to titles that try to induce that American idea...''in America''!

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Compare ItCameFromBeverlyHills

ItCameFromBeverlyHills. Contrast EagleLand - this trope refers to titles that try to induce that American idea...''in America''!



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* ''Film/DayForNight'' is named after the movie-making trick that TV Tropes calls HollywoodDarkness, but it's a French film, and the French title uses the French film term for "day for night", namely, "Nuit Américaine."

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* American [[RougeAnglesOfSatin Pharoah]] - Triple crown winning racehorse. Owned by an Egyptian but brought up and bred in America.

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