The Automat

6.8
  • Genre:Documentary, History
  • Production:A Slice of Pie Productions
  • Released:2021-09-02
  • IMDB:tt4554690
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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The Automat: The Most Culturally Relevant Film For Post-Pandemic America  Forbes

“The Automat” Is a Guide to the Wonders of Mid-Twentieth-Century Urbanism  The New Yorker

FILM REVIEW: ‘The Automat’  The Berkshire Edge

Film Review: “The Automat” — A Documentary Love-In to the Restaurant Chain  The Arts Fuse

Film Review: Grabbing a bite at "The Automat" and the After Party  The Knockturnal

Self-Service Distribution: Director Lisa Hurwitz on Distributing Her Documentary, The Automat  Filmmaker Magazine

‘The Automat’: Film Review | Telluride 2021  The Hollywood Reporter

‘The Automat’ Review: A Documentary That Serves Up Tasty Nostalgia  Variety

‘The Automat’ documentary screens today at the Texas Theatre followed by an on-screen Q&A with director Lisa Hurwitz  Fort Worth Report

The Automat: A look back at the future of dining  CBS News

‘The Automat’ is a valentine to pie and nickel coffee  The Christian Science Monitor

At The Movies: ‘The Automat’ and the glow of restaurant nostalgia  The Bowery Boys: New York City History -

THE AUTOMAT -- A Wholesome, Lighthearted Documentary  disappointment media

The Automat  99% Invisible

In new documentary 'The Automat', famous fans sing the praises of Philly's long-gone Horn & Hardart  Billy Penn at WHYY

Jewish legends abound in 'The Automat' documentary  The Jerusalem Post

‘The Automat,’ Where Dining Out Was D.I.Y. (Published 2022)  The New York Times

A Restaurant’s Democratic Promise: Director Lisa Hurwitz and Her Doc, The Automat  Filmmaker Magazine

Director on the appeal of "The Automat," which was "the coolest cafeteria of them all"  Salon.com

‘The Automat’ documentary looks back fondly on a defunct eatery  The Washington Post

Review: Loving nostalgia suffuses 'The Automat,' a documentary about Horn & Hardart restaurants  Los Angeles Times

Is Mel Brooks Heading For A Best Song Oscar Nomination? Watch Him Sing ‘At The Automat’ – Telluride Film Festival  Deadline

From college cafeteria to Seattle film festival: ‘The Automat’ savors a bygone fast-food empire  The Seattle Times

Review: THE AUTOMAT, The Halcyon Days of Good, Cheap Food  ScreenAnarchy

The Automat: A Warm Memory of a Dining Concept that Defined a Century of American Culture  Original Cin

‘The Automat’: Affectionate documentary sings praises of Horn & Hardart  Palm Beach ArtsPaper

Documentary takes fond look at ‘The Automat’ of yesterday  Boston Herald

Lisa Hurwitz on Colin Powell, Michael Levine, Mel Brooks, Hummie Mann and The Automat  Eye For Film

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