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Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine

  • 20152015
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A look at the personal and private life of the late Apple CEO, Steve Jobs.A look at the personal and private life of the late Apple CEO, Steve Jobs.A look at the personal and private life of the late Apple CEO, Steve Jobs.
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    • Director
      • Alex Gibney
    • Writer
      • Alex Gibney
    • Stars
      • Steve Jobs(archive footage)
      • Alex Gibney(voice)
      • Steve Wozniak(archive footage)
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    • Director
      • Alex Gibney
    • Writer
      • Alex Gibney
    • Stars
      • Steve Jobs(archive footage)
      • Alex Gibney(voice)
      • Steve Wozniak(archive footage)
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    • 32User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore

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    Steve Jobs
    Steve Jobs
    • Self - Co-Founder, Apple Computers
    • (archive footage)
    Alex Gibney
    Alex Gibney
    • Self - Narrator
    • (voice)
    Steve Wozniak
    Steve Wozniak
    • Self - Co-Founder, Apple Computers
    • (archive footage)
    Michael S. Malone
    • Self - Tech Journalist
    Nolan Bushnell
    Nolan Bushnell
    • Self - Co-Founder, Atari
    Regis McKenna
    • Self - Hi-Tech Marketing Consultant
    Michael Moritz
    • Self - Venture Capitalist
    Sherry Turkle
    Sherry Turkle
    • Self - Director, MIT Initiative on Technology and the Self
    Bob Belleville
    • Self - Director of Engineering, Macintosh
    Chris Espinosa
    • Self - Manager, User Education
    • (archive footage)
    Michael Murray
    • Self - Director of Marketing
    • (archive footage)
    Rony Sebok
    • Self - Software Engineer
    • (archive footage)
    Bud Tribble
    • Self - Software Manager
    • (archive footage)
    Daniel Kottke
    Daniel Kottke
    • Self - Friend & Apple Technician
    Kobun Chino Otogawa
    • Self - Job's Spiritual Adviser
    • (archive footage)
    Chrisann Brennan
    • Self - Author, The Bite in the Apple
    Michael Hawley
    • Self - NeXT Engineer & Friend
    Joe Nocera
    • Self - Journalist
    • Director
      • Alex Gibney
    • Writer
      • Alex Gibney
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    • Trivia
      Apple senior executive Eddy Cue was quick to express his disappointment in this documentary, describing the film on Twitter as "an inaccurate and mean-spirited view of my friend" and "not a reflection of the Steve I knew."
    • Quotes

      Himself - Narrator: In the end I was left with the same question with which I began this journey: Why did so many strangers weep for Steve Jobs? It is just simple to say it was because he gave us products we love, without asking why we love them the way we do. It is too simple even to conclude that we love them because they connect us to a wider world and the people in our lives that are far away. Because these machines isolate us too. Perhaps the contradictory nature of our experience with these gadgets, narrates the contradictions of Jobs himself: He was an artist who sought perfection, but could never found peace. He had the focus of a monk, but none of the empathy. He offered us freedom, but only within his closed garden to which he held the key.

    • Connections
      Features Apple Mac: 1984 (1984)
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      Mr. Tambourine Man
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      Written by Bob Dylan

      Performed by Bob Dylan

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    The good, the bad and the ugly -- a balanced look at Steve Jobs
    I feel that a lot of content about Steve Jobs, whether film or TV interviews or books or written articles, often present a simplistic, one-sided, view of Steve Jobs. Many present just a portion, such as the technological achievements; others just cover certain time periods--the resurgence of Apple after 2000--and doesn't clearly convey the character of Steve Jobs and his history.

    This documentary is something unique: it presents a balanced view of Steve Jobs. It is mostly about Steve Jobs as a person and less about Apple or technologies he was involved in.

    Steve Jobs: Man in the Machine covers not only the good side, including his spiritual journey, but also his terrible personality, some serious ethics lapses (such as the options backdating scandal or the secret deal with other companies to prevent tech workers from getting jobs elsewhere), and some controversial manufacturing practices sanctioned by Apple (regarding its suppliers in China and elsewhere). This coverage of the controversial issues is what makes this a great documentary; it doesn't whitewash anything at all.

    If you are looking for something more about the technology or how he made Apple into a success, you should check out other material. But if you are looking to learn about how Steve Jobs was as a person, I highly recommend this documentary. I have seen or read quite a bit about Steve Jobs (since the 90's) and this probably does the best job of covering his complex personality and his decisionmaking.
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    • Release date
      • September 4, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Steve Jobs: Bilgisayarın İçindeki Adam
    • Filming locations
      • San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • CNN Films
      • Jigsaw Productions
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $494,506
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $140,064
      • Sep 6, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $494,506
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      2 hours 8 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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