Silk Road

20212021
RR
1h 52min

Jason Clarke and Nick Robinson in Silk Road (2021)

Inspired by larger-than-life actual events, this riveting crime thriller follows the rise and fall of Silk Road, the infamous darknet site that sent a seismic shock through the World Wide Web. Young, idealistic, and driven to succeed, Ross Ulbricht (Nick Robinson) creates the internet’s first unregulated marketplace: Silk Road. But when it becomes a multimillion-dollar pipeline for illicit drugs, Ross is set on a collision course with Rick Bowden (Jason Clarke), a disreputable and dangerously unpredictable DEA agent, who will use any means necessary to take him down.

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Philosophical twenty-something Ross Ulbricht creates Silk Road, a dark net website that sells drugs, while DEA agent Rick Bowden goes undercover to bring him down.Philosophical twenty-something Ross Ulbricht creates Silk Road, a dark net website that sells drugs, while DEA agent Rick Bowden goes undercover to bring him down.Philosophical twenty-something Ross Ulbricht creates Silk Road, a dark net website that sells drugs, while DEA agent Rick Bowden goes undercover to bring him down.

Director
- Tiller Russell
Writers
- Tiller Russell(written for the screen by)
- David Kushner(based on the article "Dead End on Silk Road: Internet Crime Kingpin Ross Ulbricht's Big Fall" by)
Stars

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Jason Clarke and Jennifer Yun in Silk Road (2021)

Jason Clarke and Katie Aselton in Silk Road (2021)

Alexandra Shipp and Nick Robinson in Silk Road (2021)

Nick Robinson in Silk Road (2021)

Jason Clarke and Darrell Britt-Gibson in Silk Road (2021)

Nick Robinson in Silk Road (2021)

Jason Clarke and Darrell Britt-Gibson in Silk Road (2021)

Nick Robinson in Silk Road (2021)

Nick Robinson in Silk Road (2021)

Jason Clarke and Darrell Britt-Gibson in Silk Road (2021)

Alexandra Shipp, Nick Robinson, and Daniel David Stewart in Silk Road (2021)

Jason Clarke in Silk Road (2021)

Director
- Tiller Russell
Writers
- Tiller Russell(written for the screen by)
- David Kushner(based on the article "Dead End on Silk Road: Internet Crime Kingpin Ross Ulbricht's Big Fall" by)
All cast & crew
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Crisis

6.1

Silk Road

6.0

The Marksman

5.6

The Vault

6.4

The Mauritanian

7.5

The Mauritanian

Cherry

6.6

Body Brokers

6.2

Chaos Walking

5.7

The Dry

6.9

Those Who Wish Me Dead

6.0

Those Who Wish Me Dead

Voyagers

5.4

The Courier

7.1

Philosophical twenty-something Ross Ulbricht creates Silk Road, a dark net website that sells drugs, while DEA agent Rick Bowden goes undercover to bring him down.

business drugs dark net

Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for pervasive language, and drug content.
Parents guide

Trivia
Nick Robinson and Alexandra Shipp previously started together in "Love, Simon".

Quotes
Ross Ulbricht: I knew the state might try to impede it. But if we never try for fear of retribution, then we've already lost, you know?

Crazy credits
The film has no opening credits. The title does not appear until the end credits.

Connections
References The Princess Bride (1987)

Soundtracks
I'm Sorry I Hurt You
Written & Performed by Nat Phillips
Courtesy of Essential Media Group
By arrangement with Swim Good

Top review

3/10

A sloppy hack job

This makes The Social Network look like a documentary. I could forgive the use of creative license if the story wasn't so poorly mashed together.

Maybe I'm biased because Nick Bilton's book was so good but short of some decent acting there's little here to make it an enjoyable watch, let alone a half true retelling of the actual events.

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ellthrutorn
Feb 20, 2021

Release date
- February 19, 2021 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Dead End on Silk Road
Filming locations
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Production companies
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Gross worldwide
- $38,449

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Runtime
- 1h 52min
Color
- Color
Aspect ratio
- 2.39:1

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