The Great Hack
Seen it?2019 | 114 min | Documentary
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (85% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had soft box office and little lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious. If you loved Fahrenheit 9/11, start here. 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 54 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
85% on Rotten Tomatoes, 67 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a modest audience
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 42K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Karim Amer, Jehane Noujaim
- Brittany KaiserSelf - Former Dir. of Business Development, Cambridge Analytica
- David CarrollSelf - Associate Professor Parsons School of Design
- Paul-Olivier DehayeSelf - Founder @PersonalDataIO
- Ravi NaikSelf - Data Rights Solicitor
- Julian WheatlandSelf - Former COO/CFO Cambridge Analytica/SCL
- Carole CadwalladrSelf - Investigative Journalist for The Guardian
- Christopher WileySelf - Former Cambridge Analytica Employee and Whistleblower
- Paul HilderSelf - Writer/Political Technologist
- Emma Graham-HarrisonSelf - International Affairs Correspondent, The Observer
- Gill PhillipsSelf - Legal Council, The Guardian