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If You Build It

Play trailer Poster for If You Build It 2014,  1h 22m,  Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 78% 27 Reviews Tomatometer 88% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
78% Tomatometer 27 Reviews 88% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
Designer Emily Pilloton and architect Matt Miller go to a struggling community in North Carolina to teach high-school students about their craft.

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Tirdad Derakhshani Philadelphia Inquirer Mar 7, 2014
3/4
An inspiring, educational, highly enjoyable documentary from director Patrick Creadon, best known for 2008's I.O.U.S.A., which chronicled America's less-than-healthy fiscal condition. Go to Full Review
Loren King Boston Globe Feb 27, 2014
3/4
The film is about innovation inside and outside the classroom and the transformative power of good teaching. Go to Full Review
Walter V. Addiego San Francisco Chronicle Feb 27, 2014
3/4
[Creadon] probably errs on the side of advocacy here. But give him credit for acknowledging that idealistic endeavors don't always pay off. Go to Full Review
Bernard Boo Way Too Indie Apr 3, 2019
6/10
It's a limited viewpoint of a much larger, high-stakes issue. Go to Full Review
Nguyên Lê The Script Lab Oct 10, 2018
It's joyful upon seeing the kids realize there's a humanitarian angle to all this and discover they can do more than what the run-down surroundings dictate to them. Go to Full Review
Marty Mapes Movie Habit May 15, 2014
3/4
Unorthodox shop class says if you build it, it will mean something to you Go to Full Review
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Albus G Apr 23, 2018 If You Build It - 4 out of 5 - A beautiful quick Documentary about to teachers trying a new kind of design class its quite interesting See more
Leia S Jan 8, 2018 Interesting, but not a good movie. The audience score has to be fabricated. No pun intended.
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Cast & Crew

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Patrick Creadon

Director

Christine O'Malley

Producer

Neal Baer

Producer

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Movie Info

Synopsis Designer Emily Pilloton and architect Matt Miller go to a struggling community in North Carolina to teach high-school students about their craft.
Director
Patrick Creadon
Producer
Christine O'Malley, Neal Baer
Distributor
Long Shot Factory
Production Co
O'Malley Creadon Productions
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 10, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.9K
Runtime
1h 22m
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