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A Balasaur Score of 81 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 95%, Metacritic 86/100. Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 87% of the 2,035 2010s documentary movies in this catalog. Streaming on Netflix.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Metacritic86/100
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
534 audience votes
Key crew
- Julia ReichertDirector
- Steven BognarDirector
- Chad CannonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Junming 'Jimmy' WangSelf - Vice President, Fuyao
- Sherrod BrownSelf - U.S. Senator, Ohio
- Dave BurrowsSelf - Vice President, Fuyao Glass America
- John GauthierSelf - President, Fuyao Glass America
- Rob HaerrSelf - Furnace Supervisor
- Cynthia HarperSelf - Lamination Specialist
- Wong HeSelf - Furance Engineer
- Jill LamantiaSelf - Forklift Operator
- Jeff Daochuan LiuSelf - President, Fuyao Glass America
- Shawnea RosserSelf - Glass Inspector
- Rebecca Ruan-O'ShaughnessySelf - Fuyao Attorney
Themes
factory workerculture clashohiochineseamericanblue collar workermanufacturing plantlabor rights
Documentary Movies on Netflix, Ranked
American Factory is #22 of 60
