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Citizenfour

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2014 | 113 min | Documentary

Friday Night Flick

Why it’s a Friday Night Flick

Critics loved it (96% on Rotten Tomatoes), it won 2 Oscars and audiences rate it highly (7.7 out of 10). Make plans for this one.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for the curious. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
The mood
Eye-opening.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 53 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated R: meant for adults.
  • Audiences were cooler on it than critics.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsVery strong

    96% on Rotten Tomatoes, 88 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesStrong

    7.7 out of 10

  • AwardsVery strong

    Won 2 Oscars: Academy Awards: Best Documentary Feature, Academy Awards: Best Documentary Film. Won 1 BAFTA: BAFTA Awards: Best Documentary. Won 1 Critics' Choice Award: Critics' Choice Movie Award: Best Documentary Feature. Won 1 DGA Award: Directors Guild of America Award: Outstanding Directing – Documentaries. Won 1 Independent Spirit Award: Independent Spirit Awards: Best Documentary. Also nominated for 2 more Oscars. Plus 10 other awards.

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $3 million worldwide

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 60K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Laura Poitras

  • Edward SnowdenSelf
  • Glenn GreenwaldSelf
  • Laura PoitrasSelf
  • William BinneySelf
  • Barack ObamaSelf
  • Jacob AppelbaumSelf
  • Julian AssangeSelf
  • Jeremy ScahillSelf
  • Kevin BankstonSelf
  • Ewen MacAskillSelf