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Snowden

  • 2016
  • R
  • 2h 14m
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Snowden (2016)
Snowden, the politically-charged, pulse-pounding thriller starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Shailene Woodley, reveals the untold personal story of Edward Snowden, the polarizing figure who exposed shocking illegal surveillance activities by the NSA and became one of the most wanted men in the world. He is considered a hero by some, and a traitor by others.
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The NSA's illegal surveillance techniques are leaked to the public by one of the agency's employees, Edward Snowden, in the form of thousands of classified documents distributed to the press... Read allThe NSA's illegal surveillance techniques are leaked to the public by one of the agency's employees, Edward Snowden, in the form of thousands of classified documents distributed to the press.The NSA's illegal surveillance techniques are leaked to the public by one of the agency's employees, Edward Snowden, in the form of thousands of classified documents distributed to the press.

  • Director
    • Oliver Stone
  • Writers
    • Kieran Fitzgerald
    • Oliver Stone
    • Luke Harding
  • Stars
    • Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    • Shailene Woodley
    • Melissa Leo
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    156K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,699
    138
    • Director
      • Oliver Stone
    • Writers
      • Kieran Fitzgerald
      • Oliver Stone
      • Luke Harding
    • Stars
      • Joseph Gordon-Levitt
      • Shailene Woodley
      • Melissa Leo
    • 292User reviews
    • 332Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 7 nominations

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    Pressure Point
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    Aptitude Test
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    F I S A Court Order
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    Fresh Brains
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    Make You See
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    Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Shailene Woodley in Snowden (2016)

    Top cast

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    Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    • Edward Snowden
    Shailene Woodley
    Shailene Woodley
    • Lindsay Mills
    Melissa Leo
    Melissa Leo
    • Laura Poitras
    Zachary Quinto
    Zachary Quinto
    • Glenn Greenwald
    Jaymes Butler
    Jaymes Butler
    • Drill Sergeant
    Robert Firth
    Robert Firth
    • Dr. Stillwell
    Rachel Handshaw
    Rachel Handshaw
    • CIA Polygraph Adminstrator
    Christian Contreras
    Christian Contreras
    • CIA Psychologist
    Parker Sawyers
    Parker Sawyers
    • CIA Interviewer
    Rhys Ifans
    Rhys Ifans
    • Corbin O'Brian
    Ken Thomas
    Ken Thomas
    • Warrenton Gate Guard
    • (as Kenneth Thomas)
    Nicolas Cage
    Nicolas Cage
    • Hank Forrester
    Michael Benz
    Michael Benz
    • CIA Student
    Tom Wilkinson
    Tom Wilkinson
    • Ewen MacAskill
    Joely Richardson
    Joely Richardson
    • Janine Gibson
    Nicholas Rowe
    Nicholas Rowe
    • Assistant Editor Guardian
    Demetri Goritsas
    Demetri Goritsas
    • CIA Supervisor
    Timothy Olyphant
    Timothy Olyphant
    • CIA Agent Geneva
    • Director
      • Oliver Stone
    • Writers
      • Kieran Fitzgerald(screenplay by)
      • Oliver Stone(screenplay by)
      • Luke Harding(book "The Snowden Files")
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      To make sure the screenplay was not hacked or leaked, Oliver Stone wrote the script on a single computer with no Internet connection.
    • Goofs
      Despite being portrayed as an extremely skilled hacker, Snowden uses drag-and-drop to copy the files to his microSD card in the Hawaii NSA base, exposing himself to being found due to the tens of file copy dialogs that pop up on the screen. Any sort of power user, let alone a hacker, would have used the command line, and would have minimized the window so it wouldn't stay visible on the screen.
    • Quotes

      Edward Snowden: Terrorism is just an excuse.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Michael Strahan/Zachary Quinto/James Cameron/Vince Staples (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Secret Downloading
      Written and Produced by Craig Armstrong

      Programming by Craig Armstrong and Scott Fraser

      Remixed by Boys Noize

      Additional Production and Programming by Boys Noize (as Alex Ridha)

    User reviews292

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    7/10
    Well laid out movie.
    It's a great Oliver stone movie, seems right up his alley to do a film About a conspiracy and about questioning the government.

    It's weird when people do movies about such recent events but hey that's how fast the media works these days.

    It's a great ensemble cast as Stone tells the story of Edward Snowden who discovered that the government was spying on us weather we did anything wrong or not and decides to let us all know.

    Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Snowden as a very likable guy, even if he was a Bush supporter, but most importantly he was a dude who loves his country and felt what they were doing to its citizens was wrong.

    As Snowden, Levitt had the biggest chunk of screen time in a film filled with well know actors taking small, but important roles, like Zachary Quinto who played the guardian journalist chosen to tell Snowden's story and Nicolas Cage who's character acted like a mentor for Snowden's at the CIA.

    Stone's fairness to the whole situation is painting a lovely portrait of the whistle blower himself
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    • subxerogravity
    • Sep 18, 2016

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 16, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • Germany
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Instagram
    • Languages
      • English
      • American Sign Language
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • The Snowden Files
    • Filming locations
      • Hawaii, USA
    • Production companies
      • Endgame Entertainment
      • Vendian Entertainment
      • KrautPack Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $40,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $21,587,519
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,000,058
      • Sep 18, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $37,357,216
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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