Detropia
Sep 07, 2012 | IMDB 6.7
93 min Watch NowDocumentary
Detroit’s story has encapsulated the iconic narrative of America over the last century – the Great Migration of African Americans escaping Jim Crow; the rise of manufacturing and the middle class; the love affair with automobiles; the flowering of the American dream; and now… the collapse of the economy and the fading American mythos.
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IMDB 5.7 | Jun , 2022
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 1993
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IMDB 6.5 | Oct , 2014
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IMDB 6.8 | Mar , 2015
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IMDB 7.3 | Nov , 2011
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IMDB 8 | Nov , 2014
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IMDB 7.2 | Apr , 2007
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IMDB 6.1 | Apr , 2011
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IMDB 3 | Mar , 2010
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IMDB 7.3 | Oct , 2010
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IMDB 6.9 | Jan , 2012
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IMDB 5.4 | May , 2015
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IMDB 2 | Apr , 2015
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IMDB 7 | Dec , 1972
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IMDB 7.2 | Apr , 2018
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IMDB 0 | May , 2004
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IMDB 6.8 | Apr , 2018
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IMDB 6.7 | Jun , 2021
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