Not especially. Less violent 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.

Somewhat. More sad than 61% 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 Snowden easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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 Snowden end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% 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.

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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.

Snowden

Name: Snowden
Genre: Drama, History, Crime, Thriller
Released: 2016
Duration: 135 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson

The only safe place is on the run.

Directed by Oliver Stone

Produced by KrautPack Entertainment, Vendian Entertainment

2016135 min7.1 / 10

A tense political thriller about a whistleblower's moral awakening and flight from a surveillance state, grounded in idealism but shadowed by paranoia and isolation.

CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.

Clusters

Realistic Injustice Dramas Corrupt Institutions Exposed Complicity Under Pressure Suspicion, Guilt, and Fractured Trust Art and Philosophy Movements

Genres

Drama History Crime Thriller

Keywords

Biography Idealism Idealist National Security Agency (nsa)Investigative Journalism Whistleblower Political Thriller Surveillance State Fighting The System Mass Surveillance

Where to watch

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Questions people ask

Is Snowden violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Snowden sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.
Is Snowden easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Does Snowden end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of films.
Is Snowden scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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.