The Men Who Built America
Seen it?2012 | 1 seasons | 120 min | Documentary
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, hour-long episodes, about 8 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
Influential builders, dreamers and believers whose feats transformed the United States, a nation decaying from the inside after the Civil War, into the greatest economic and technological superpower the world had ever seen. The Men Who Built America is the story of a nation at the crossroads and of the people who catapulted it to prosperity.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
62% on Rotten Tomatoes, 60 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
8.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Limited series that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 75K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
- Tim GetmanJohn D. Rockefeller
- Michael ChmielWilliam Vanderbilt
- David DonahoeCornelius Vanderbilt
- Ray ReynoldsJ.P. Morgan (The Elder)
- Eric RollandJ.P Morgan (The Younger)
- Adam Jonas SegallerAndrew Carnegie (The Elder)
- AJ AchingerAndrew Carnegie (The Younger)
- Alex FalbergNikola Tesla
- Cary DonaldsonHenry Ford
- Einar GunnGeorge Westinghouse