The Automat

2021

Action / Documentary / History

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 98% · 55 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 86%
IMDb Rating 7.8/10 10 1923 1.9K

new york city food food industry vending machine automat food culture

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Lisa Hurwitz Photo
Lisa Hurwitz

Top cast

Audrey Hepburn Photo
Audrey Hepburn as Self
Rosemary Clooney Photo
Rosemary Clooney as Self
Jack Benny Photo
Jack Benny as Self
Janet Leigh Photo
Janet Leigh as Self
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722.46 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
TV-PG
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23.976 fps
1 hr 18 min
Seeds 3
1.31 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
TV-PG
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 18 min
Seeds 9

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Torin F 9 / 10

THE AUTOMAT is a charming docu about a

THE AUTOMAT is a charming docu about a venerable American institution and the many cultural changes that eventually led to its unfortunate demise.
Reviewed by The Med City Movie Guy R 10 / 10

For most of the 20th century the automat

For most of the 20th century the automat, a diner-setting fitted only with food vending windows, was a fixture both in large cities like New York and Philadelphia as well as in pop culture. The Automat director Lisa Hurwitz introduces (or re-introduces) these ubiquitous eateries with the help of the likes of Mel Brooks, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Colin Powell recounting their own visceral and gastric connections to these cafeterias who at their peak fed nearly 800,000 people per day. One of the more interesting and enjoyable documentaries of the last decade and precisely what a good documentary should be: the presentation and preservation of a unique facet of our shared culture.
Reviewed by dave b 10 / 10

I went to an Automat once as a

I went to an Automat once as a child. I loved this movie. We need more documentaries similar to this.
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