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IMDb rating 7.3
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Critic Brian Tallerico
rated 8

Stone made the very smart move to hire a committed, underrated actor to playthe challenging lead role, and the result is a film that thrives off itscentral performance.

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Critic Jimi Famurewa
rated 6

...a capably delivered thriller that’s as powerful as it is pertinent.

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Critic Wendy Ide
rated 6

...a fine performance from Joseph Gordon-Levitt...

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Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 8

...is really absorbing, with a great lead performance from Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who brings an intelligent, observant alertness to his portrayal of Snowden.

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Critic Frederik Asschenfeldt Vandrup
rated 5

Intet brænder i filmen Snowden andet end Stones tro på at Snowdens handling alene giver filmen en eksistensberettigelse.

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Critic Freja Dam
rated 7

Det er en troværdig og medrivende skildring af en usædvanligt skarp ung mand, der bliver forført af sine egne evner og hurtige karriereopstigning med voksende ansvar, men på et tidspunkt ikke længere kan ignorere den knude i maven...

Read full review at Soundvenue
Critic Helena Lindblad
rated 8

…det är inte svårt att känna sig paranoid. Ett gott betyg i sammanhanget.

Read full review at Dagens Nyheter
Critic Claus Christensen
rated 7

De sidste tyve minutter er en regulær, nervepirrende thriller, effektivt fotograferet af danske Anthony Dod Mantle.

Read full review at Filmmagasinet Ekko

Cast & Crew

Oliver Stone
Director
Oliver Stone
Writer
Tom Wilkinson
As Ewen MacAskill
Barack Obama
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hillary Clinton
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Donald Trump
As Self (uncredited)
Melissa Leo
As Laura Poitras

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Snowden is a movie about Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee who leaked classified information about the US government's mass surveillance programs to the press. The movie follows Snowden's journey from his early days in the Army to his time at the NSA, where he discovers the extent of the government's illegal surveillance activities. As he becomes increasingly disillusioned with the government's actions, Snowden decides to take a stand and reveal the truth to the world, knowing that he will be hunted by the authorities. The movie stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Snowden and Shailene Woodley as his girlfriend, Lindsay Mills. It was directed by Oliver Stone and released in 2016.

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