The Automat (2021)

Directed by

Lisa Hurwitz

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 19m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of Horn & Hardart's automats, coin-operated restaurants that once flourished in American cities. It covers the rise and fall of these dining institutions through interviews and archival footage.

nostalgicwarminformativeleisurelysentimentalreflectivemildly upbeathistorically curious

What happens

The Automat is a 2021 American documentary directed and produced by Lisa Hurwitz and written by Michael Levine. It is about the automats once operated by Horn & Hardart. It features an original song by Mel Brooks. The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on September 2, 2021. It was released in the United States on February 18, 2022, by A Slice of Pie Productions. The film received generally positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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