Is The Social Dilemma easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% 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 The Social Dilemma sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% 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 The Social Dilemma end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% 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 The Social Dilemma 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 The Social Dilemma scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Social Dilemma

Name: The Social Dilemma
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Released: 2020
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Tristan Harris, Jeff Seibert, Bailey Richardson, Joe Toscano, Sandy Parakilas

The technology that connects us also controls us.

Directed by Jeff Orlowski

Produced by Exposure Labs, Argent Pictures

202094 min7.5 / 10

A urgent, intellectually demanding alarm about algorithmic manipulation and social decay, blending documentary testimony with dramatized scenarios of technological harm.

This documentary-drama hybrid explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations.

Where to watch

StreamNetflix

Questions people ask

Is The Social Dilemma easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Is The Social Dilemma sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Does The Social Dilemma end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is The Social Dilemma violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is The Social Dilemma scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

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