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The Great Hack

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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.
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The Great Hack offers an alarming glimpse of the way data is being weaponized for political gain -- and what it might mean for future elections.

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Scott Bryan BBC.com 07/15/2020
I think the problem about this documentary is that it makes so many different sweeping generalisations. Go to Full Review
Andrea Gronvall Chicago Reader 02/21/2020
[A] provocative, buzzy documentary. Go to Full Review
Peter Rainer FilmWeek (LAist) 10/02/2019
This is a scary movie... [And] there's a lot of interesting characters. Go to Full Review
Mihir Fadnavis Firstpost 05/15/2024
The information we gather from The Great Hack is on the same level as the stuff in The Big Short, but the presentation here is even more fine tuned for consumption. Go to Full Review
Brett Michael Dykes Uproxx 12/29/2021
We live in a world connected with most of our interactions happening online. It's great but, as this doc shows, it's also terrifying. Go to Full Review
Taylor Baker Drink in the Movies 08/19/2021
45/100
If you want me to save you roughly two hours, data rights are important and we need to talk about how to categorize them and hold large data companies accountable. Go to Full Review
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Avindu G Nov 15 An eye opening documentary about the challenges the technology presents us. Excellent conversations with the whistleblowers. Great visuals that captures the signs of our informants' transformation from being accomplices. Sharp visual effects and aound effects. Great Hack is both informative and dramatic making it worth your time. See more Anto D Nov 11 Hackshift360 provided excellent technical assistance when I needed help recovering and reviewing some important mobile data remotely. Their process was smooth, secure, and very professional. They explained everything clearly and made sure I was confident before each step. I’m honestly impressed by their expertise and how quickly they got things done. Contact Www. Hackshift360. com for more information. See more Akobundu P Feb 28 I was devastated when I lost $80,000 worth of Bitcoin to a fake investment company. It felt like I had nowhere to turn, and I thought my funds were gone for good. However, after contacting Anonymous ‘ maciofonespyrix gma1l com I was amazed at how quickly they were able to track down my stolen Bitcoin. They worked tirelessly to trace the fraudulent transactions, liaised with the relevant authorities, and contacted the platforms involved in the scam. Thanks to Anonymous See more Jan 16 Tested and trusted hackers, instagram user: zipcrak they’re top notch See more Koda _ 12/11/2023 Decided to watch this after the excellent 'The Social Dilemma', but was left overwhelmingly bored at times. Some interesting parts, but way too drawn out with very little keep any of our attention. See more Jose Raul B 11/19/2023 Nice documentary. It shows an accurate radiography of what happens inside the Big-Tech companies and the business with our data. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis 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.
Director
Karim Amer, Jehane Noujaim
Producer
Karim Amer, Geralyn White Dreyfous, Judy Korin
Screenwriter
Karim Amer, Pedro Kos, Erin Barnett
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Noujaim Films, The Othrs, Netflix
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 24, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 24, 2019
Runtime
2h 15m
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