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Summary
Detroit’s story has encapsulated the iconic narrative of America over the last century – the Great Migration of African Americans escaping Jim Crow; the rise of manufacturing and the middle class; the love affair with automobiles; the flowering of the American dream; and now… the collapse of the economy and the fading American mythos.
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Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+7)
Critics 77Audiences 70GoodWatch 73
Tomatometer86%
Metascore68
User score8.3
Letterboxd · 1 K ratings3.4/5
IMDb6.5
Audience score64%
Running time
1 h 33 min
A typical length for documentaries
typical 9693Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 4 countries
Released
2012
September 7, 2012
14 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
Directing · 2
- Heidi Ewing Director, Producer
- Rachel Grady Director
Production · 3
- Dan Cogan Executive Producer
- David Menschel Executive Producer
- Craig Atkinson Producer, Director of Photography
Camera · 1
- Tommy Hardmon Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Enat Sidi Editor
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