National Geographic: Incredible Human Machine

7.6
2007 2 hr 0 min Documentary

National Geographic: Incredible Human Machine takes viewers on a two-hour journey through an ordinary, and extraordinary, day-in-the-life of the human machine. With stunning high-definition footage, radical scientific advances and powerful firsthand accounts, Incredible Human Machine plunges deep into the routine marvels of the human body. Through 10,000 blinks of an eye, 20,000 breaths of air and 100,000 beats of the heart, see the amazing and surprising, even phenomenal inner workings of our bodies on a typical day. And explore striking feats of medical advancement, from glimpses of an open-brain surgery to real-time measurement of rocker Steven Tyler's vocal chords.

  • Cast:
    Craig Sechler , Steven Tyler , Chad Ridgely

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Reviews

Claysaba
2007/10/21

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

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Mischa Redfern
2007/10/22

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

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Janae Milner
2007/10/23

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

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Francene Odetta
2007/10/24

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

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