We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks

The truth has consequences.

Directed by Alex Gibney

Produced by Global Produce, Jigsaw Productions

2013127 min6.5 / 10

A cerebral, tension-laden documentary investigation into WikiLeaks and its central figures, grappling with fundamental questions about government secrecy, transparency, and the costs of whistleblowing.

Julian Assange. Bradley Manning. Collateral murder. Cablegate. WikiLeaks. These people and terms have exploded into public consciousness by fundamentally changing the way democratic societies deal with privacy, secrecy, and the right to information, perhaps for generations to come. We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks is an extensive examination of all things related to WikiLeaks and the larger global debate over access to information.

Questions people ask

  • Is We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Does We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of films.

  • Is We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks 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.

48/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity63

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise38

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Like We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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