Trailer
Summary
A feature-length documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Background watch
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+8)
Critics 81Audiences 73GoodWatch 77
Tomatometer81%
Audience score76%
IMDb7.0
Running time
1 h 15 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 documentaries, −21 min on the typical 96
typical 9675Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 27 more
Released
2009
May 22, 2009
17 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
GermanFrenchJapaneseRated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
21 of 21
- PAPaola AntonelliSelf
- CBChris BangleSelf
- ABAndrew BlauveltSelf
- EBErwan BouroullecSelf
- RBRonan BouroullecSelf
- ADAnthony DunneSelf
- AEAgnete EngaSelf
- DFDan FormosaSelf
- NFNaoto FukasawaSelf
- JIJonathan IveSelf
- HJHella JongeriusSelf
- BMBill MoggridgeSelf
- MNMarc NewsonSelf
- FRFiona RabySelf
Dieter RamsSelf- KRKarim RashidSelf
- ARAlice RawsthornSelf
- ASAmber ShontsSelf
- DSDavin StowellSelf
- JFJane Fulton SuriSelf
- RWRob WalkerSelf
Directing · 1
- Gary Hustwit Director, Producer
Production · 2
- Jakob Trollbäck Associate Producer
- Sharon Hustwit Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Luke Geissbühler Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Joe Beshenkovsky Editor
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GoodWatch score 81Film 1
- Objectified (2009)
GoodWatch score 76You're here
- Urbanized (2011)
GoodWatch score 88Film 3
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