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The Automat

The Automat (2021)

September. 02,2021

7.8

| History Documentary

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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Cast

Ruth Bader Ginsburg as Self

[2021] My Name Is Pauli Murray [2021] The Automat [2018] On the Basis of Sex [2018] RBG [2018] Out of Many, One [2018] Reversing Roe

Mel Brooks as Self

[2022] Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank [2021] The Automat [2019] Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love? [2018] Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation [2018] The Great Buster: A Celebration [2018] Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

Colin Powell as Self

[2021] 9/11: Inside the President's War Room [2021] The Automat [2020] American Deep State [2014] Breath of Freedom [2013] Nelson Mandela: The Myth and Me [2010] For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots

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Reviews

Intcatinfo

2021/09/02

A Masterpiece!

Portia Hilton

2021/09/03

Blistering performances.

Zlatica

2021/09/04

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Sarita Rafferty

2021/09/05

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.