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Snowden

Snowden

Score: 8.1 / 10

Release Date: September 16, 2016
Director: Oliver Stone
Producer: Eric Kopeloff, Fernando Sulichin, Moritz Borman, Philip Schulz-Deyle
Studio: Elevation Pictures
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson, Rhys Ifans, Nicolas Cage, Timothy Olyphant, Joely Richardson, Scott Eastwood, Ben Schnetzer, LaKeith Stanfield
Genre: Thriller
Running Time: 134 minutes

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Snowden movie reviews

  • 10

    Snowden

    Monday, September 26, 2016 12:17:43 PM | (Age Not Specified)

    Excellent movie. I would hardly consider Snowden to be a traitor. I admire him and wish more people had his sense of integrity.

  • 10

    Snowden

    Friday, September 23, 2016 8:58:55 PM | (Age Not Specified)

    This is an excellent movie. Snowden deserves a pardon.

  • 7

    Snowden

    Friday, September 23, 2016 7:59:48 PM | (Age Not Specified)

    A great movie with real content and meaning, not the usual Hollywood trashy fluff with wiz bang special effects! Snowden, a fearless hero, makes the point that ordinary people need to stand up and not be intimidated by mass surveillance on an unimaginable scale Orwell could only have dreamed about. USA is the greatest threat, not nation, on Earth.

  • 10

    Snowden

    Friday, September 23, 2016 3:21:01 PM | (Age Not Specified)

    I wanted to stand up and give Edward Snowden the ovation he richly deserves. He is a true hero - Americans should be proyd to claim him as one of their own. Makes me believe that altruism exists and we should celebrate those who give up everything to do what is honorable, ethical, and morally right.

  • 9

    Snowden

    Tuesday, September 20, 2016 11:43:44 PM | (Age Not Specified)

    worth the see, especially for those who disagree with "might makes right" foreign policy of USA since the 1980's, as well as USA's ongoing "economic hitman/coup-d'etat/war" method of operation for foreign resource "rape" of international "neighbors" ... if it makes our neighbors angry to "terrorist" mode, we have a vicious perpetual dilemma ... the protector becomes the biggest bully if all, and the victim nations want to be bullies in revenge ...how to stop the cycle from repeating: "kill 'em all"?

  • 8

    Snowden

    Tuesday, September 20, 2016 5:25:23 PM | (Age Not Specified)

    Well done and very insightful! I'm surprised the US government hasn't "arranged" an accident for him yet.

  • 5

    Snowden

    Tuesday, September 20, 2016 10:27:25 AM | (Age Not Specified)

    Movie was a bit on the dull side and I'm sure there were a lot in the audience who had a hard time following the very detailed computer jargon throughout the movie. While I understand Snowden's dismay at realizing that the government can hack into anyone's social media or email accounts, I can't say I agree with what he did as a result. I sincerely doubt the government cares too much about you or I ordering a pizza, breaking up with someone or looking at porn. They've pretty much got their hands full with looking for terrorist activities on a daily basis. I don't think Snowden's actions made the world a safer place.

  • 3

    Snowden

    Monday, September 19, 2016 8:28:54 AM | (Age Not Specified)

    Slow and boring. very techical language used in the movie.

  • 8

    Snowden

    Sunday, September 18, 2016 10:12:39 PM | (age group: 50 or over.) | F

    This movie is very thought provoking. People have no idea of the extent of surveillance we are being subjected to. Democracy is at stake, this man is a hero and those who think he is a traitor will one day be living in a cage. We are on our way, this needed to be exposed and he was very brave to do so.

  • 7

    Snowden

    Sunday, September 18, 2016 6:12:01 PM | (Age Not Specified)

    A fair movie with some outstanding shots and symbolism, is sometimes difficult to understand what is being said though