The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream

January. 12,2004 PG-13

Rating：

7.4

Genre：

Documentary

Keywords：

Oil Environment Highway

Trailer Synopsis Cast

Since World War II North Americans have invested much of their newfound wealth in suburbia. It has promised a sense of space, affordability, family life and upward mobility. As the population of suburban sprawl has exploded in the past 50 years Suburbia, and all it promises, has become the American Dream. But as we enter the 21st century, serious questions are beginning to emerge...

Richard Heinberg as Self

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Reviews

FeistyUpper

2004/01/12

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

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Bea Swanson

2004/01/13

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

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Nicole

2004/01/14

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

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Rexanne

2004/01/15

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

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