American Factory (2019)
Directed by Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert · 110 min · Documentary
53.0 TOPICAL score · #1,721 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →In post-industrial Ohio, a Chinese billionaire opens a new factory in the husk of an abandoned General Motors plant, hiring two thousand blue-collar Americans. Early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America.
American Factory (2019, directed by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert) has a TOPICAL score of 53.0 - ranked 1,721 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 2 awards from 2 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film. Critics: 96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 86. Audiences: TMDB 7.2/10 (538 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 18 languages.
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- Critics96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 86
- AudienceTMDB 7.2/10 (538 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 2 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film; Sundance U.S. Directing Award: Documentary
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 18 languages
- Still read9,019 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Junming 'Jimmy' Wang, Sherrod Brown, Dave Burrows, John Gauthier