The History of Concrete
A deadpan filmmaker turns a Hallmark storytelling workshop into an eccentric investigation of concrete and the machinery of documentary storytelling.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- deadpan
- witty
- irreverent
- curious afternoon
- film study
What critics said
The available Metascore signals strong critical approval, while no specific recurring strengths or weaknesses are supplied.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The filmmaker applies lessons from a Hallmark movie writing workshop to the project of pitching a documentary about concrete.
John Wilson appears as himself while developing and pitching the documentary within the stated premise.
The central documentary subject is concrete, an everyday construction material approached through comic documentary methods.
The Hallmark workshop supplies formulaic writing lessons that are redirected toward a documentary about concrete.
Films like The History of Concrete, and why
David Holzman's Diary
shares deadpan documentary humor, self-reflexive filmmaking, and attention to overlooked everyday subjects
The Gleaners and I
shares absurdist essay-film structure, understated comedy, and fascination with ordinary material culture
The Other Side of the Wind
shares surreal observational humor, documentary experimentation, and comic investigation of mundane institutions
Movie Details
- Director
- John Wilson
- Release Date
- 2026-09-18
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 0.0 / 10
Cast
- John Wilson
- Michael Imperioli
- Nathan Fielder
- Timothée Chalamet
- Josh Safdie
- Ronald Bronstein
- Kim Kardashian
- Jacob Elordi
- Tim Robinson
- Sam Richardson
Common questions
- What is The History of Concrete about?
- A deadpan filmmaker turns a Hallmark storytelling workshop into an eccentric investigation of concrete and the machinery of documentary storytelling.
- What is The History of Concrete like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The History of Concrete as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The History of Concrete violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The History of Concrete.
- What did critics think of The History of Concrete?
- The available Metascore signals strong critical approval, while no specific recurring strengths or weaknesses are supplied.
- Which films are like The History of Concrete?
- Films with a similar feel include David Holzman's Diary, The Gleaners and I, and The Other Side of the Wind.
- How long is The History of Concrete?
- The History of Concrete runs 101 minutes.
