Dark Web: Cicada 3301

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Dark Web: Cicada 3301

R

Released Mar 12, 2021

1h 44m

Mystery & Thriller

Action

Comedy

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This intense, high-speed cyber-thriller is based on a series of mysterious, unsolved real-life events. It starts as genius hacker Connor discovers Cicada 3301, an online treasure hunt that could be a recruiting tool for a secret society. Soon Connor, art-expert friend Avi, and secretive librarian Gwen are dashing from graffiti sites to ancient libraries to uncover real-world clues. But they must outrun aggressive NSA agents, also hot on the trail of Cicada, who want the glory for themselves.

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

It tries desperately to be a wacky caper film, but the movie's convoluted plot is filled with cheesy comedy that includes a homophobic fixation on depicting gay male sexuality as something to shamefully ridicule.

Apr 12, 2021

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Brian Costello

Common Sense Media

Language, drug use, violence in solid action-comedy.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 25, 2021

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Alan Ng

Film Threat

I had a lot of fun with Dark Web: Cicada 3301. The key to success is managing expectations.

Rated: 8/10

Mar 13, 2021

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Josh Bell

Crooked Marquee

The movie's depiction of online culture is about as realistic as The Net, but not as entertaining.

Rated: C-

Mar 9, 2021

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Extescy H

Confusing plot with no real resolution or conclusion but it had some funny scenes.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/19/21

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Daniel B

Esta película me pareció una agradable sopresa, una historia interesante, que se basa en una leyenda de internet, lo que le da una aura agradable de cinta de 2014 de "Suspenso adolecente" que disfruté mucho, y con una historia aunque por momentos sea sobre explicativa y por otros algo confusa, si llega a ser entretenida, aunque no haya un trasfondo real de los protagonistas si llegas a empatizar con ellos, y con un humor muy bien medido. Una cinta perfecta para dejar de fondo o ver con amigos. Con valores técnicos que me sorprendieron del debutante en dirección Alan Ritchson.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/29/24

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Wolfgang G

Dark Web: Cicada 3301 (kurz auch nur Cicada 3301) ist ein Actionfilm von Alan Ritchson… Ein Hobby-Hacker, sein bester Freund und eine geheimnisvolle Bibliothekarin stoßen im Internet zufällig auf eine mysteriöse Schnitzeljagd… Eine originelle Geschichte mit einer schnellen, humorvollen Handlung, aufgemischt mit klugen sozialen Kommentaren… Leute, die auf schwarzen Humor stehen, werden sich blendend unterhalten…

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/14/23

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Vincius T. A

É um filme de hacker que prometia trazer aos espectadores uma emocionante jornada pelo mundo hack. No entanto, apesar de suas altas expectativas, o filme deixa muito a desejar e falha em cumprir sua proposta, resultando em uma experiência decepcionante para o público. O roteiro confuso e mal estruturado. A trama é repleta de inconsistências e buracos na história, dificultando a compreensão do enredo. Os personagens são rasos e pouco desenvolvidos, com motivações pouco claras e diálogos clichês e previsíveis. A falta de uma narrativa coesa e envolvente torna difícil para o público se conectar com os personagens e se importar com o que acontece na tela. A trilha sonora é genérica e pouco marcante. A música não contribui para a criação de atmosfera e não acrescenta emoção às cenas, sendo facilmente esquecível, além de ser alta, deixando quase impossível escutar as falas.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/09/23

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matthijs R

Fun and fast moving definitely didn't expect too laugh this much.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/14/23

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clay w

Not just garbage, that can actually be entertaining, this is intensely boring garbage. I kept watching it for 30-40 minutes thinking it couldn't possibly maintains that level of horrible, but horrible it remained. If nothing else, it's relentlessly consistent and as the minutes wore on and I felt my life slipping away. You have better things to do – trust me.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Connor Black

Ron Funches

Avi

Alan Ritchson

Agent Carver

Avaah Blackwell

Greek Female Hologram

Conor Leslie

Gwen

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This intense, high-speed cyber-thriller is based on a series of mysterious, unsolved real-life events. It starts as genius hacker Connor discovers Cicada 3301, an online treasure hunt that could be a recruiting tool for a secret society. Soon Connor, art-expert friend Avi, and secretive librarian Gwen are dashing from graffiti sites to ancient libraries to uncover real-world clues. But they must outrun aggressive NSA agents, also hot on the trail of Cicada, who want the glory for themselves.

Director: Alan Ritchson
Producer: Marc Bach, Carl Beyer, Alan Ritchson, D.J. Viola
Screenwriter: Alan Ritchson, Joshua Montcalm
Distributor: Lionsgate Home Entertainment
Production Co: AllyCat Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Action, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 12, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 12, 2021
Runtime: 1h 44m

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