Summary
A documentary about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world's foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Background watch
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+21)
Critics 100Audiences 79GoodWatch 89
Tomatometer100%
Audience score85%
IMDb7.3
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than most documentaries, −11 min on the typical 96
typical 9685Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 27 more
Released
2011
September 9, 2011
15 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
PortugueseSpanishGermanMade in
- United States
United Kingdom
Rated
- 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 NightIntergenerationalPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
35 people
- Norman FosterSelf
- Jan GehlSelf
- EDEllen Dunham-JonesSelf
- AMAmanda M. BurdenSelf
- JDJoshua DavidSelf
- Oscar NiemeyerSelf
- SNSicelo NkohlaSelf
- RKRem KoolhaasSelf
- AAAlejandro AravenaSelf
- SMStefan MappusSelf
- UAUdo AndriofSelf
- RBRicky BurdettSelf
- EPEnrique PeñalosaSelf
- BKBruce KatzSelf
- EPEdgar PieterseSelf
- JJJacqueline JamesSelf
- YHYung Ho ChangSelf
- FMFritz MielertSelf
- GSGangolf StockerSelf
- GGGrady Gammage JrSelf
- CCCandy ChangSelf
- KEKathryn EwingSelf
- RMRahul MehrotraSelf
- MSMichael SorkinSelf
Directing · 1
- Gary Hustwit Director, Producer
Production · 1
- Lucy Raven Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Luke Geissbühler Director of Photography
Editing · 4
- Michael Culyba Editor
- Shelby Siegel Editor
- Judah-Lev Dickstein Associate Editor
- Hudson Lines Assistant Editor
Sound · 1
- Kristian Dunn Original Music Composer
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