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Citizenfour

Citizenfour

Documentary · 2014

In June 2013, Laura Poitras and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her.

Movie details

Citizenfour

2014 Documentary 1h 53m

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TMDB

7.7 / 10

Community rating

In June 2013, Laura Poitras and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Citizenfour?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Laura Poitras

Written by

Laura Poitras

Edward Snowden

Edward Snowden

Self

Glenn Greenwald

Glenn Greenwald

Self

Laura Poitras

Laura Poitras

Self

W

William Binney

Self

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Self

J

Jacob Appelbaum

Self

Julian Assange

Julian Assange

Self

Court is in session

Put Citizenfour on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.