Is American Factory violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is American Factory sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is American Factory scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is American Factory easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does American Factory end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

American Factory

Name: American Factory
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2019
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Junming 'Jimmy' Wang, Sherrod Brown, Dave Burrows, John Gauthier, Rob Haerr

Cultures collide. Hope survives.

Directed by Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert

Produced by Higher Ground, Participant

2019110 min7.2 / 10

A documentary portrait of cultural and economic collision in post-industrial America, balancing cautious optimism against systemic tensions.

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.

Clusters

Overcoming Adversity Stories The Bittersweet Cost of Living Slow Character Dramas About Loneliness Slow Character Dramas East Asian History & Culture

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Factory Worker Culture Clash Ohio Chinese American Blue Collar Worker Manufacturing Plant Labor Rights

Where to watch

StreamNetflix

Questions people ask

Is American Factory violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is American Factory sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is American Factory scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is American Factory easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does American Factory end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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