Risk

Risk

How much of your own life are you willing to risk

Directed by Laura Poitras

Produced by Field of Vision, First Look Media

201791 min6.6 / 10

An immersive, morally complex documentary that captures the paranoia and contradictions surrounding WikiLeaks and surveillance, leaving fundamental questions about truth and power deliberately unresolved.

Capturing the story of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with unprecedented access, director Laura Poitras finds herself caught between the motives and contradictions of Assange and his inner circle in a documentary portrait of power, betrayal, truth and sacrifice.

Questions people ask

  • Is Risk sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Risk easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Risk end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Risk scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Risk violent? Not especially. Less violent 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.

54/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity66

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise46

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Risk

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Risk

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Risk, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Risk, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Risk, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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