Is Citizenfour violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Citizenfour easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Citizenfour scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Citizenfour end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Citizenfour

Name: Citizenfour
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2014
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras, William Binney, Barack Obama

Directed by Laura Poitras

Produced by Participant, HBO Documentary Films

2014113 min7.7 / 10

An urgent, intellectually rigorous documentary that captures the real-time unfolding of a historic whistleblowing operation, suffused with surveillance anxiety and the weight of exposing systemic state overreach.

In June 2013, Laura Poitras and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her.

Clusters

Realistic Injustice Dramas Corrupt Institutions Exposed Suspicion, Guilt, and Fractured Trust Morally Ambiguous Crime Dramas Journalism and Reporters

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Biography National Security Agency (nsa)Woman Director Investigative Journalism Whistleblower Surveillance State Observational Documentary Mass Surveillance Fbi Surveillance

Where to watch

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Questions people ask

Is Citizenfour violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Citizenfour easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Citizenfour sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is Citizenfour scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does Citizenfour end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.