The Automat (2021)
1h 19m
Running Time
September 2, 2021Release Date
Plot.
The 100-year story of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, the inspiration for Starbucks, where generations of Americans ate and drank coffee together at communal tables. From the perspective of former customers, we watch a business climb to its peak success and then grapple with fast food in a forever changed America.
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FreeCurrently The Automat is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Amazon Video, Max Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Kanopy
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Self
Mel Brooks
Self - Comedian
Colin Powell
Self
Carl Reiner
Self - Comedian
Alec Shuldiner
Self - Automat Historian
Wilson Goode
Self - Philadelphia Mayor
Elliott Gould
Self - Actor
Howard Schultz
Self - Executive Chairman, Starbucks
Paul Mailman
Director of Photography
David J. Cornfield
Associate Producer
Lisa Hurwitz
Director
Michael Levine
Writer
Robert Kolodny
Title Designer
Hummie Mann
Composer
Adam Gundersheimer
Cinematographer
Sandra Chandler
Cinematographer
André Mascarenhas
Assistant Editor
Austin Freese
Assistant Editor
Stephen Cocklin
Cinematographer
Jonathan Deaver
Cinematographer
Philip Lucas
Director of Photography
Russell Greene
Editor
Becki Chandler
Associate Producer
David Russell
Associate Producer
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This Movie Is About.
food
new york
food industry
vending machine
automat
food culture
Wiki.
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.