The Fall of the American Empire

Watch The Fall of the American Empire (2018) online — a sharp Canadian crime-comedy from Denys Arcand, the director behind The Barbarian Invasions and The Decline of the American Empire. Alexandre Landry stars as Pierre-Paul, an over-educated delivery driver who stumbles onto a botched robbery and walks away with two bags full of cash.

Pierre-Paul is not a criminal. He's a man who knows too much about the system and resents it, and now has money he can't explain to anyone. The gang that lost it wants it back. Two detectives are watching his every move. His only allies are a former biker fresh out of prison and a woman who has her own reasons to play along. The scheme they build together is as much about class resentment as it is about survival.

Arcand keeps the genre mechanics tight while smuggling in the social commentary he's known for — the title is not accidental. Funny, tense, and smarter than it looks. Stream The Fall of the American Empire (2018) on iFILM.