This documentary speaks to everyone - those on the factory floor and the CEO ... It shows both sides and lets you make up your own mind.

| Jul 15, 2020

Could not have been more timely.

| Feb 21, 2020

American Factory sets out to chart what's supposed to be a test run for the future of the auto industry and an example of positive international relations. It ends up capturing a cross-cultural car wreck in slow motion.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 13, 2019

Reichert and Bognar are clearly on the side of the workers, both American and Chinese, yet their film is no Michael Moore polemic. It's an old-school observational documentary in the very best sense of the term.

| Aug 26, 2019

A mesmerizing jumble of culture and labor politics.

| Aug 23, 2019

The movie is eye-opening - a windshield on the new world.

| Aug 23, 2019

Sharply delineates the possibilities - and the limits - of a modern global economy.

| Original Score: B+ | Aug 22, 2019

Given the global context of the story, The title "American Factory" carries with it more than a hint of irony. But the documentary tells an increasingly American story.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Aug 22, 2019

It is, in essence, a scholarly, almost sociological treatment of the material, in a way that broadly speaks to the plight of these blue-collar workers, with an empathy that's personal but not partisan.

| Aug 21, 2019

"American Factory," an exquisite documentary set at the contradictory core where those forces converge, tells a macroeconomic story through the micro-level experiences of indelible real-life characters.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Aug 21, 2019

A snapshot of the struggle between labor and management that is both timeless and distinctly of its time.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 21, 2019

Resembles a Frank Capra movie that cuts off right before the third act, just when everything looks grim and the future is uncertain.

| Aug 20, 2019

The real world is not a just or simple place, this thorough, compelling documentary points out, no matter how deeply we may wish it were.

| Aug 20, 2019

Complex, stirring, timely and beautifully shaped...

| Aug 20, 2019

It's really terrific and really relevant.

| Aug 20, 2019

American Factory tackles the challenges of globalization with much more depth and nuance than most reporting on the topic, precisely because it steps back to watch a story unfold over time and resists easy generalizations.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Aug 20, 2019

Everyone-regardless of their background or values-is working hard. By telling their stories, entertainingly and persuasively, Bognar and Reichert make the case that they all deserve better.

| Original Score: A- | Aug 19, 2019

The filmmakers' probing analysis reveals the basic principles of freedom and dignity within the political essence of labor issues.

| Aug 19, 2019

In the end it becomes clear that one side will conquer in a battle between two extremes, and merely putting up a sign saying "Marching Forward to be World Leading Automotive Glass Provider" won't fix rumbles of dissent.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 16, 2019

Absorbing, discomfiting and desperately sad.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 15, 2019