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The American may refer to:

Film

  • The American (1927 film), a Western starring Charles Ray and Bessie Love
  • The American (1998 film), a 1998 PBS television adaptation of the Henry James novel
  • The American (2010 film), an American thriller starring George Clooney
  • The American (2023 film), a 2023 New Zealand–Polish drama also known as Joika

Music

  • The American, a 1999 album by Angie Aparo
  • The American, a 1998 album by Martin Sexton
  • "The American", a 1981 single by Scottish rock band Simple Minds

Print publications

  • The American (novel), an 1877 novel by Henry James
  • The American (magazine), a magazine published by the American Enterprise Institute
  • The American Magazine, a literary periodical published from 1906 to 1956
  • The American (comics), a comic book series by Mark Verheiden
  • The American, a 2006 thriller by Andrew Britton
  • The American, 2010 retitling of Martin Booth's 1990 novel A Very Private Gentleman

Other uses

  • American Athletic Conference, one of the major U.S. collegiate sports conferences
  • The American (statue), an unrealized bronze outdoor sculpture planned for Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • "The American", character played by Rory Albanese on the satirical podcast, The Bugle
  • "The American", character played by Mike Skinner in the first season of motoring programme The Grand Tour.

See also

  • America (disambiguation)
  • American (disambiguation)
  • The Americans (disambiguation)
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