Professor Henri Laborit uses three people's stories to discuss behaviourist theories of survival, combat, rewards and punishment, and anxiety: René is a technical manager at a textile factory and must face the anxiety caused by corporate downsizing; Janine is a self-educated actress/stylist who learns that the wife of her lover is dying and must decide to let them reunite; and Jean is a controversial career-climbing writer/politician at a crossroads in life.
My American Uncle has generally received very positive reviews.
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My American Uncle was released in 1980 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 39 reviews, giving My American Uncle (1980) an average rating of 77%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 98%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 85%. Professional critics were more impressed with My American Uncle than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 77%, My American Uncle is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1980, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1980 with similar scores include films like The Gods Must Be Crazy and Coal Miner's Daughter.
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