(T)ERROR

(T)ERROR

Under Cover. Under Threat.

Directed by David Felix Sutcliffe, Lyric R. Cabral

Produced by Charlotte Street Films, BBC Storyville

201593 min6.1 / 10

A morally complex documentary that grants rare access to both the FBI informant and his target, creating an unsettling examination of entrapment, radicalization, and the ethics of counterterrorism.

This real-life look at FBI counterterrorism operations features access to both sides of a sting: the government informant and the radicalized target.

Questions people ask

  • Does (T)ERROR end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is (T)ERROR easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is (T)ERROR violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is (T)ERROR sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is (T)ERROR 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.

42/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Rarity71

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Surprise36

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Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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