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In Transit

Play trailer Poster for In Transit 2015,  1h 16m,  Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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100% Tomatometer 19 Reviews 82% Popcornmeter 50+ Ratings
A trip into the hearts and minds of passengers aboard the Empire Builder.

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Leah Pickett Chicago Reader Sep 28, 2017
The nonlinear, dreamlike narrative focuses on internal as much as external journeys, with strangers connecting across racial, cultural, and generational divides to express wisdom or compassion. Go to Full Review
Mark Feeney Boston Globe Aug 31, 2017
3/4
Mostly people talk. Lovely to look at, "In Transit" is even better to listen to. Go to Full Review
Ben Kenigsberg New York Times Jun 22, 2017
At 76 minutes, the movie may seem modest, but there are shades of Jack Kerouac and Studs Terkel in its chronicler's ambitions, and echoes of John Ford in its portrayal of how Americans form communities. Go to Full Review
CJ Sheu Critics at Large Jun 30, 2020
In a way that few non-allegorical films, let alone fly-on-the-wall documentaries, can, In Transit presents us with a microcosm of civilization. Go to Full Review
Jon Hogan Hyperallergic Feb 7, 2020
Many of the passengers' realizations, though, are rife with trite, self-help clichés... Just as the eye rolls become more frequent, though, the viewer feels the reassuring hand of a master documentarian on his or her shoulder. Go to Full Review
Nathanael Hood Screen Comment Dec 28, 2018
9/10
The final feature by Albert Maysles...it utilizes the unobtrusive techniques he helped pioneer...to capture a stirring cross-section of humanity locked in a temporary purgatory. Go to Full Review
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Abraham G Sep 5, 2017 Interesting concept, but meh execution...
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Cast & Crew

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Albert Maysles

Director

Lynn True

Director

David Usui

Director

Nelson Walker III

Director

Benjamin Wu

Director

Erika Dilday

Producer

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In Transit

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Movie Info

Synopsis A trip into the hearts and minds of passengers aboard the Empire Builder.
Director
Albert Maysles, Lynn True, David Usui, Nelson Walker III, Benjamin Wu
Producer
Erika Dilday
Production Co
Bettye Katherine Edwards Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 16m
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