The film stars Sienna Miller, Christina Hendricks, Aaron Paul, Will Sasso, Pat Healy, and Amy Madigan.

American Woman had its world premiere at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2018, and was released in the United States on June 14, 2019, by Roadside Attractions and Vertical Entertainment.

Feeling helpless in the efforts to find Bridget, Debra seeks solace in Brett, a married man with whom she is having an affair.

Deb continues to hold vigils on Bridget's passing birthdays, and reunites with Tyler, who has recently completed drug rehabilitation, allowing him to visit with Jesse.

In February 2017, it was announced Sienna Miller, Jacki Weaver, Aaron Paul and Christina Hendricks joined the cast of the film, with Jake Scott directing from a screenplay by Brad Ingelsby.

[3] In April 2017, Amy Madigan, Pat Healy, Ken Marino, Sky Ferreira, and Macon Blair joined the cast of the film.

"[13] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 68 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

[14] Glenn Kenny of The New York Times deemed the film a "working class character study," adding: "The performances are excellent, and Ingelsby's dialogue largely rings true.

"[15] The Los Angeles Times's Kimber Myers praised Miller's performance, writing: "At first, the bones of American Woman feel familiar, with its titular character's sharp elbows pushing us away.

We've seen dramas led by brash women before; the one here is played by Sienna Miller, displaying more rage and range in a single film than some actresses get to show in their whole careers.

But as the movie and its protagonist evolve, [it] at once reveals its soft underbelly while landing a surprisingly effective punch to the gut — largely thanks to Miller's deft performance.

"[17] Dennis Harvey of Variety was less praising of the film, writing that it "doesn't evince a firm enough grasp on the rhythms of lower-middle-class life in Rust Belt Pennsylvania to compensate for the over-dependence on crisis melodrama in Brad Inglesby's script.

While offering some nice grace notes, the film feels too soap-operatic to meet the high bar of its more literary-minded pretensions.