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.
You can now watch The Automat online on the following streaming providers in the United States.
| Production | Lisa Hurwitz | Producer |
| Directing | Lisa Hurwitz | Director |
| Production | Alec Shuldiner | Producer |
| Editing | Russell Greene | Editor |
| Writing | Michael Levine | Writer |
| Production | David J. Cornfield | Associate Producer |
| Editing | André Mascarenhas | Assistant Editor |
| Production | David Russell | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Philip Lucas | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Jonathan Deaver | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Mel Brooks | Songs |
| Camera | Paul Mailman | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Hummie Mann | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Michael Levine | Editor |
| Camera | Stephen Cocklin | Director of Photography |
| Production | Russell Greene | Producer |
| Editing | Austin Freese | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Sandra Chandler | Director of Photography |
| Production | Becki Chandler | Associate Producer |
| Art | Robert Kolodny | Title Designer |
