The Men Who Built America fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, light on feelings.
Calm and low-key
Hopeful and nostalgic
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
History, a real life story, and class and money
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
The Men Who Built America is calm and low-intensity.
History, a real life story, and class and money
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, a real life story, and class and money. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
The direction, performances, and storytelling stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Men Who Built America is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu, and Hoopla in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla, History, and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 68/100 (IMDb 8.5, Rotten Tomatoes 62%, and Metacritic 60). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated TV-PG in the United States.
1 season
It has 1 season with 4 episodes of about 120 minutes each.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Men Who Built America higher (74) than critics (61). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It ran from 2012 to 2012 and has ended.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Men Who Built America in 11 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 37 storytelling tropes for The Men Who Built America, including Pinkerton Detective, New Era Speech, You Say Tomato.
8.5
