The Automat (2021)

★ 6.8 1h 19m 23 votes IMDb
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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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Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks as Self Age 100 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA Melvin James Brooks (né Kaminsky; June 28, 1926) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, and songwriter. With a career spanning over seven decades, he is known as a writer and director of a variety...
Carl Reiner
Carl Reiner as Self Died 2020 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA Carl Reiner (March 20, 1922 – June 29, 2020) was an American actor, stand-up comedian, director, screenwriter, and author. During the early years of television comedy from 1950 to 1957, he acted on an...
Elliott Gould
Elliott Gould as Self Age 88 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA Elliott Gould (born August 29, 1938) is an American actor. He began acting in Hollywood films during the 1960s, and has remained prolific ever since. Some of his most notable films include M*A*S*H and...
Howard Schultz
Howard Schultz as Self Age 73 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg as Self Died 2020 · Brooklyn, New York, USA Ruth Bader Ginsburg (born Joan Ruth Bader; March 15, 1933 – September 18, 2020) was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in September 2020. She was...
Colin Powell
Colin Powell as Self Died 2021 · New York City, New York, USA Colin Luther Powell was an American politician, statesman, diplomat, and United States Army officer who served as the 65th United States secretary of state from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African-...
Director Lisa Hurwitz
Cast Mel Brooks, John W. Romas, Carl Reiner, Krystyna Romas, Alec Shuldiner, Wilson Goode, Elliott Gould, Howard Schultz, Norris Horn, Steve Stollman

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