Web Junkie

2013

1h 14m

Drama

Biography

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71%

24 Reviews

Tomatometer

49%

100+ Ratings

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Three young men are sent to a treatment center in Beijing to be cured of their gaming addictions.

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Critics Consensus

While neither as deep nor as skillfully constructed as its subject might deserve, Web Junkie remains a chillingly serious look at a nightmarish problem.

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David Hinckley

New York Daily News

The campers, of course, hate it, and many seem to suggest it becomes basically another game to them. Figure it out, get released, go back to the computer.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 12, 2015

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Farran Smith Nehme

New York Post

The film is fascinating and often darkly funny, but it's hard not to wish for some actual analysis to flesh out the many scenes of grim people in gray rehab.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 7, 2014

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Andrew O'Hehir

Salon.com

The human stories in "Web Junkie" are instantly identifiable, stories of a world where everyone has been brought closer together and simultaneously kept apart.

Aug 6, 2014

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

A timely and thought-provoking documentary about efforts in China to deprogram teenagers addicted to Internet gaming.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 14, 2015

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Amanda Nojadera

Common Sense Media

Docu explores Internet addiction and family relationships.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 11, 2014

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Kam Williams

Baret News

A tough love remedy for internet addiction designed for impressionable young minds which prefer virtual reality to relating in the flesh.

Rated: 4/4

Aug 5, 2014

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Audience Member

I don't think this is the right approach, putting kids in a military camp for 3 months to combat their compulsions. These kids have a relationship problem with their parents and don't feel connected their family or society.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Audience Member

Is it bad that I watched this while playing World of Warcraft? I felt terrible for these kids and their parents.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

An interesting documentary which unfortunately is a bit rough and rushed, with an unsatisfying ending. While it allows the subjects to speak for themselves, and which it can be interesting and at times emotional, there is not much of an insight really into why this phenomenon is happening.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

In a government where they spend it's money building these rehabilitation centers, that also operated as boot camps for adolescents. What for? For online gaming addiction...I'm very serious(I think).....

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Synopsis

Three young men are sent to a treatment center in Beijing to be cured of their gaming addictions.

Director: Hilla Medalia, Shosh Shlam
Producer: Jeremy Chilnick, Dan Cogan, V
Screenwriter: Hilla Medalia, Shosh Shlam
Production Co: Warrior Poets, Medalia Productions, Yes Docu, Impact Partners, kNow Productions, Chicken And Egg Pictures, New Israeli Foundation for Cinema and Television, Shlam Productions
Genre: Drama, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 5, 2015
Runtime: 1h 14m

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