Name: The Automat
Genre: documentary, history
Released: 2021
Duration: 79
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Mel Brooks, John W. Romas, Carl Reiner, Krystyna Romas, Alec Shuldiner

The 100-year story of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, the inspiration for Starbucks, where generations of Americans ate and drank coffee together at communal tables. From the perspective of former customers, we watch a business climb to its peak success and then grapple with fast food in a forever changed America.

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Lisa Hurwitz
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Michael Levine
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Mel Brooks
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John W. Romas
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Carl Reiner
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Alec Shuldiner
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Wilson Goode
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Elliott Gould
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Howard Schultz
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Norris Horn
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Steve Stollman
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Roy Rosenbaum
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Marianne Hardart
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Lorraine Diehl
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Lisa Keller
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Edwin K. Daly Jr.

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