has been interesting in that the actor has branched out into different genres. He could have easily carved out a cushy career starring in a bunch of easy studio comedies, particularly as the wacky buddy to the main character. Respectably, he very rarely goes down that route, either writing his own movies or picking interesting, high-quality projects when he doesn't. One such example of the latter is "An American Pickle," a 2020 HBO Max original in which Rogen plays a pickle factory worker in 1919 who falls into a vat of pickles that preserves him until 2019. 

Rogen doesn't only play Herschel Greenbaum — he also plays Ben Greenbaum, Herschel's great-grandson who reluctantly gets stuck with the job of having to help Herschel make a new life in the modern era. The two are anything but instant pals, and frequently find themselves at odds both professional and personally. A buddy comedy where both buddies are played by the same actor can be tough to pull off, but Rogen is more than up to the task. The Rotten Tomatoes critical consensus proclaims that "Seth Rogen's dual performance makes this a low-key comedy to relish." It spent a little over two years on HBO Max before it was one of six movies that were quietly removed from the service in Summer 2022. Since then, it has only been available to buy or rent.