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Zero Days

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Zero Days

PG-13

Released Jul 8, 2016

1h 56m

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The malware worm Stuxnet, famously used against Iranian centrifuges, has been claimed by many to have originated as a joint effort between America and Israel.

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Critics Consensus

Factors beyond Gibney's control prevent Zero Days from offering a comprehensive look at its subject, but the partial picture that emerges remains as frightening as it is impossible to ignore.

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Kristen Lopez

Spectrum Culture

It's remarkable how Gibney packs complex, jargon-heavy ideas into a neat package.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 20, 2017

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Be very afraid.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 8, 2017

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Kate Muir

Times (UK)

This documentary might be better titled Day Zero, because it features a doomsday scenario in which cyberwarfare shuts down the electricity grids and other networks of entire countries, using computer malware.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 5, 2017

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Jordan Brooks

Vague Visages

A shocking look at the future of international warfare, Zero Days is at its best when embroiled in computing language and incident breakdowns, and at its worst almost never.

Aug 1, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Gibney effectively sketches out a very real danger floating in the ether of cyberspace and global politics, and he calls for an open discussion before the world's powers consider using their cyber-arsenal, or worse, the lights go out.

Rated: 3.5/4

Apr 11, 2022

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Michael J. Casey

Michael J. Cinema

Gibney picks at the Stuxnet wound until it bleeds all over him and then blames the blood for being red.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 7, 2021

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Dustin D

Extremely entertaining. It makes you aware of and think about things you wish you didn’t have to. The only thing that was sketch about it was the blonde woman that he made look like she lived in the Tron video game. She didn’t seem NSA-ish and her whole part seemed scripted. Like a movie. That’s why it didn’t get a 5 ⭐️ from me.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/28/25

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Adriene S

Suspenseful and real! Thought provoking! Well developed characters and DeNiro never disappoints. Hope to see more!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/23/25

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Paula R

Anyone watching the current "drone mystery" situation must watch this compelling documentary. Only the terrible naive will believe it couldn't happen to *US*.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/14/24

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Georgan G

The topic is horrifying. The idea that cyber weapons can shut down the world is initially hard to understand, but the plot clarifies it perfectly.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/04/24

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Alexandre V

Um dos melhores documentários que já assisti sobre o tema.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/20/23

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Audience Member

Modern documentaries are a puzzle to me. While I might believe their premise, I am also a bit leery of them simply being slickly produced propaganda pieces. I often tell my clients about bogus "Virus warning" scams they might come across on the Internet - the more flamboyant and over-the-top these messages are, the more likely they are to be utterly bogus. Zero Days hones in on a topic I have heard about in the past. From Titan Rain to Stuxnet, news of deeply "State Sponsored" cyber attacks involing governments against other governments. World War III is being fought now, but without bombs and guns and soldiers (unless you live in a backwards, savage-like semi-state like Russia). Zero Days is a bit too slick, a bit too "on the nose". Too much slick, ominous music, fancy graphics, unknown "deep state" anonymous intelligence agents talking juuuust "street" enough to try to convince you that they are for real. From the foul-mouthed "hot blonde" acting through her all-too familiar role of the raw, unfiltered embedded foot-soldier to the puppet-like bearucrats blatantly avoiding answering any direct questions. All this slick Hollywood reliance on tired old tropes makes me doubt almost anything and everything it brings up, no matter how plausible it might actually be in reality.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Synopsis

The malware worm Stuxnet, famously used against Iranian centrifuges, has been claimed by many to have originated as a joint effort between America and Israel.

Director: Alex Gibney
Producer: Alex Gibney, Marc Shmuger
Screenwriter: Alex Gibney
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures, Participant Media, Showtime Entertainment
Production Co: Jigsaw Prods., Global Produce
Rating: PG-13 (Some Strong Language)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 8, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $104.9K
Runtime: 1h 56m

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