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198265 minPGdocumentary

6.0/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

Middletown

198265 minPGdocumentary

6.0/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

The six-part series focuses on Muncie, Indiana, known as "Middletown," which was identified in the 1920s as a representative example of middle America.

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Laurent Bouhnik

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The six-part series focuses on Muncie, Indiana, known as "Middletown," which was identified in the 1920s as a representative example of middle America.

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Laurent Bouhnik

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Manuel Blanccast

Anouk Aimée

Anouk Aiméecast

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Six-part documentary on the city of Muncie, Indiana - nicknamed "Middletown" after a study in the 1920s deemed it representative of middle America. The series finds that amid the great ...

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