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.
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The Great Hack
Documentary · 2019
Data—arguably the world’s most valuable asset—is being weaponized to wage cultural and political wars. The dark world of data exploitation is uncovered through the unpredictable, personal journeys of players on different sides of the explosive Cambridge Analytica/Facebook data story.
Movie details
The Great Hack
“They took your data. Then they took control.”
2019 Documentary 1h 54m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.9 / 10
Community rating
Data—arguably the world’s most valuable asset—is being weaponized to wage cultural and political wars. The dark world of data exploitation is uncovered through the unpredictable, personal journeys of players on different sides of the explosive Cambridge Analytica/Facebook data story.
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 The Great Hack?
For the defence
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe 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.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Karim Amer · Jehane Noujaim
Written by
Erin Barnett · Karim Amer · Pedro Kos
Brittany Kaiser
Self - Former Dir. of Business Development, Cambridge Analytica
David Carroll
Self - Associate Professor Parsons School of Design
Paul-Olivier Dehaye
Self - Founder @PersonalDataIO
Ravi Naik
Self - Data Rights Solicitor
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Julian Wheatland
Self - Former COO/CFO Cambridge Analytica/SCL
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Carole Cadwalladr
Self - Investigative Journalist for The Guardian
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Christopher Wiley
Self - Former Cambridge Analytica Employee and Whistleblower
Court is in session
Put The Great Hack on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
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.