The Great Hack

2019
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114 mins
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Documentary raising the alarm on data, the internet's most valuable asset, and how it is being weaponised to wage cultural... More

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The Great Hack | Ratings & Reviews

"An instigation for provocative ideas about data crime and what is ultimately a really, really, really conflicted look at when it's terrifying having corporations learning things about our online habits and when it's cool."

Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter

"A gripping, challenging documentary by Karim Amer and Jehane Noujaim, about the biggest scandal of our time: the gigantic question mark over the legality of the Brexit vote."

The GuardianThe Guardian

"But there's no satisfying end point to this movie, which reaches its alarmist conclusion quite early on and then functions more as a frustratingly sporadic video diary."

A.V. ClubA.V. Club

"If the paranoia level could probably withstand a slight reduction, much of the movie feels utterly credible."

The New York TimesThe New York Times

"Pondering individual data rights and the sinister side of widespread connectivity, co-directors Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer diligently inspect how our innocent likes and shares became the building blocks of Brexit and Trump."

Time OutTime Out

"Lays out the nuts and bolts of the Cambridge Analytica scandal with graphic energy and skill, yet it wedges the issues into a fight-the-power paradigm that's cloying and simplistic."

VarietyVariety

"The Great Hack worked best as a prologue to a looming crisis that should be of concern to us all: how can electoral laws be deemed fit for purpose when democratic processes are at the mercy of apparently unaccountable, amoral tech giants?"

Daily TelegraphDaily Telegraph

"The Great Hack does occasionally struggle under the weight of its own data load. There is a lot for viewers to process here, and sometimes the torrent of facts and figures flowing from the screen can get overwhelming."

Herald SunHerald Sun

"An intentionally disturbing examination of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, it both explains and offers a warning shot about the misuse of personal data and how that influenced past elections and might well do so in the future."

Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times

"This high-profile... documentary about the Cambridge Analytica scandal is... frequently gripping, gorgeous to watch, occasionally thought-provoking, always entertaining and yet, ultimately, a tiny bit vapid."

The TimesThe Times

The Great Hack | Details

Runtime
114
Genre
Documentary
Country of origin
USA

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