Citizenfour

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Tom F It’s interesting to see Poitras’s version of how the story played out, but in the end I see Snowden as a smirking self-important traitor and not the hero he is portrayed as. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/19/25 Full Review Audience Member This film is a documentary about CitizenFour, better known to the public as Edward Snowden, a federal whistleblower who leaked information that revealed the government's violations on security and privacy. It depicts one on one interviews, and shows how he and a group of reporters released this information, and the dangerous situations it put them in. Overall due to the dramatic reenactments, key information, and importance to our everyday lives, this movie was both entertaining and educational and felt like you were in the interview room yourself. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/10/24 Full Review S R I wanted to learn the story of ES and this was it. It was informative and scary. I hope that those exposed will have to be held accountable for their actions and that our elected leaders will protect American freedoms and rights, including privacy. Shame on Obama for going against his promises. As a film it was reasonably well made. It was confusing at times with who the people they were referencing are, but it still manages to get its point across. It could have been more effective, but then it probably would have had to have been more dramatized. Saw on Tubi. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/11/24 Full Review Shael One of those stories you watch and will never forget, almost like it lives in the back of your mind like a surveillance tape. Massive respect for the brave hero of out story. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/26/23 Full Review Alec B It's hard to deny the film's power and it's made all the more interesting by Snowden's very distinct lack of charisma. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/13/23 Full Review Rich S Along comes Edward Snowden, whose reveal in Poitras' film is one of the highlights of this low-action thriller. Snowden is obviously, as he has been most of his life, the smartest guy in the room. He has taken the first leap toward martyrdom and will leave behind his family and his country to get the word out about a vast network of global surveillance the US has helped to develop. And there is no irony when Snowden, tucked safely away in a Moscow apartment, is seen in footage taken by Poitras as a man in hiding in the safe haven of Putin's Russia. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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