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Working: What We Do All Day

2023 · 1 season

A quiet, humane documentary that listens to ordinary workers, offering gentle insight rather than drama.

Created by
Caroline Suh
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Barack Obama
Overview
For some, it's a paycheck. For others, it's a calling. This docuseries explores the meaning of work for modern Americans in a time of rapid change.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Caroline Suh
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Barack Obama
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • class
  • identity
  • family
  • ambition
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour2
Realism10
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Stream
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Details

Genres
documentary
Created by
Caroline Suh
Starring
Barack Obama
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes
Network
Netflix
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Turkish

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