Americana

Americana is a modern Western crime thriller written and directed by Tony Tost. The film first premiered at the SXSW Film & TV Festival on March 17, 2023, then received its U.S. theatrical release through Lionsgate on August 15, 2025.

The movie brings together a group of outsiders whose lives collide after a rare Native American artifact appears on the black market. Instead of following one traditional Western hero, Americana moves between several people who each see the artifact as a possible route to money, freedom, power, or a different life.

Sydney Sweeney leads the ensemble as Penny Jo Poplin, alongside Paul Walter Hauser, Halsey, Eric Dane, Simon Rex, and Zahn McClarnon. Lionsgate describes the film as a modern-day Western in which multiple characters clash over possession of the artifact.

Tinyzone readers who enjoy offbeat crime stories can also visit Nobody 2 or the Korean crime thriller Yadang: The Snitch for very different takes on criminals, outsiders and dangerous alliances.

Movie Details

Budget And Box Office

IMDb reports an estimated production budget of approximately $9 million.

Box Office Mojo currently lists the film’s release and production information but does not display a complete worldwide theatrical gross in the accessible listing.

For that reason, Tinyzone should avoid presenting an unsupported lifetime box office number.

A verified presentation is:

• Reported production budget: approximately $9 million
• U.S. distributor: Lionsgate
• U.S. theatrical release: August 15, 2025
• Confirmed full worldwide gross: not reliably displayed in the available Box Office Mojo record

Main Cast

Movie Story

At the center of Americana is an object that means something very different depending on who is holding it. Penny Jo sees the possibility of changing her life. Lefty becomes her unlikely partner. Other characters see money or leverage. For Ghost Eye and others connected to the artifact’s Indigenous history, the situation carries a much deeper cultural meaning.