
Disillusioned with the intelligence community, top contractor Edward Snowden leaves his job at the National Security Agency. He now knows that a virtual mountain of data is being assembled to track all forms of digital communication -- not just from foreign governments and terrorist groups, but from ordinary Americans. When Snowden decides to leak this classified information, he becomes a traitor to some, a hero to others and a fugitive from the law.... (Full plot summary below)
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Disillusioned with the intelligence community, top contractor Edward Snowden leaves his job at the National Security Agency. He now knows that a virtual mountain of data is being assembled to track all forms of digital communication -- not just from foreign governments and terrorist groups, but from ordinary Americans. When Snowden decides to leak this classified information, he becomes a traitor to some, a hero to others and a fugitive from the law.
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| New York Daily NewsAllen SalkinYou might not agree with Stone that the man is a hero, but you probably do want to see the film so you can compute what the whole uproar was about. |
| Washington BabylonEileen JonesThis film is a fawning biopic that adds a thousand details to a portrait of Snowden that are only relevant if your goal is becoming president of the Edward Snowden fan club. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA poignant portrait of a whistle-blowing hero and the demise of privacy. |
| TruthdigCarrie RickeyLike its subject, Snowden speaks softly and carries a big wallop. |
| East Bay ExpressKelly VanceYou may be seized by the desire to throw away your mobile phone as you leave the theater. |
| San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubMoviegoers will love or hate Oliver Stone and his politics until the end of time. With well-made movies such as Snowden, though, his skill as a filmmaker becomes much harder for the detractors to debate. |
| NewsweekTom ShoneAs Snowden, Gordon-Levitt is so muted, so cloistered, that it can be easy to miss that it's a very good performance. |
| CNN.comBrian LowryGordon-Levitt is deserving of praise, and possibly more tangible accolades, which the movie as a whole doesn't merit. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzStone's take on his virtuous but bland subject is to idolize him without any critique. |
| FilmsInReview.comVictoria AlexanderIt's Snowden's version of events skillfully directed by Stone who once again knows who the real enemy is. |