Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine

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Filmmaker Alex Gibney examines the life and legacy of the Apple co-founder, a man of intense personal drive whose passing led to an unprecedented outpouring of grief across the globe. Read More Read Less

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Steve Jobs: Man in the Machine offers absorbing viewing, even if it doesn't delve deeply into its complex subject.

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Joe O'Connell

Austin Chronicle

An overlong but insightful documentary.

Aug 29, 2016

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

A welcome (and, frankly, a bit overdue) corrective to the Jobs hagiography.

May 28, 2016

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Richard Brody

New Yorker

Despite the movie's journalistic substance, the pleasure-free banality of its style gets in the way of a view of Jobs himself, whose work is as much aesthetic as it is industrial.

Sep 14, 2015

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Michael J. Casey

Michael J. Cinema

If there is a man in the machine, it is most likely Gibney.

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 22, 2021

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Matt Warren

Battleship Pretension

Is Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine interesting? Yes. Is it particularly cinematic? No. Would I recommend paying money to watch it in theaters? I would not.

Jan 14, 2021

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Mae Abdulbaki

Movies with Mae

An honest film about the life of Jobs. Using archive footage and interviewing the people who were closest to him, the film removes the rose-colored glasses to bring us the real man behind the technology that we are so very fond of today.

Rated: 4/5

May 2, 2019

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Munkhchimeg T Thank you to everyone who made this movie. I really like Steve Jobs and thanks to have opportunity to watch his life and stories. He is absolutely human machine Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/03/24 Full Review Geke g How human-being born-clever like him. Like i cant imagine this modern world without products that developed. This movie also filmed like him Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/29/24 Full Review Gnr E Steve jobs really a great man! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/28/24 Full Review Christian S Well done! This was an excellent historical piece. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/24 Full Review Mike J Sonic and sonic I have to a little more time than my parents Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/28/22 Full Review Audience Member No interviews with happy co-workers/employees, current family, friends, etc. This was a takedown. Just a couple of disgruntled individuals, albeit they did seem fortunate to have worked at Apple and have known Steve. Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis Filmmaker Alex Gibney examines the life and legacy of the Apple co-founder, a man of intense personal drive whose passing led to an unprecedented outpouring of grief across the globe.

Director: Alex Gibney
Producer: Alex Gibney, Viva Van Loock
Screenwriter: Alex Gibney
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: CNN Films, Jigsaw Productions
Rating: R (Some Language)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 4, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 16, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $494.5K
Runtime: 2h 8m