The Men Who Built America
2012 · 120 min
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Miniseries shines a spotlight on the 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.
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The Men Who Built America (2012) — Series. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 35%, Awe 25%, Curiosity 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Inspiration35%
- Awe25%
- Curiosity20%
- Excitement10%
- Anxiety10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Awe, Curiosity. Genres: History, Documentary, Biography. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Awe and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 8.5/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Cast
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
J.P. Morgan (The Elder)
J.P Morgan (The Younger)
Andrew Carnegie (The Elder)
Andrew Carnegie (The Younger)
Nikola Tesla
Henry Ford
George Westinghouse
William Jennings Bryan
Jim Fisk
Jay Gould
Theodore Roosevelt
Thomas Edison
Henry Clay Frick
President William McKinley
Junius Morgan
Charles M Schwab
Thomas Scott
Details
- Type
- Series
- Released
- 2012
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- History, Documentary, Biography
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Inspiration
- Data updated
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Data: JustWatch
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