In June 2013, Laura Poitras and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her.
8.0Lantern Score 8.0 The average of the major rating platforms on a 10-point scale. When the category score from the points table is higher than the average, it adds 0.2.
Platform
Score
Points
IMDb60K votes
8
8 pts
Rotten Tomatoes
96%
10 pts
Metacritic
88
10 pts
Letterboxd
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skipped
Average of the platforms8.8
Category score (from the points)9.3
Category score is higher than the average+0.2
Not enough votes yet for 9.0held at 8
Scores from IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic. Updated weekly.
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Oscar WinnerWonBest Documentary Feature Film
Citizenfour (2014) has a Lantern Score of 8.0, from IMDb 8, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, Metacritic 88. Stream it in the US on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel.
Acclaimed studioParticipantFounded by Jeff Skoll in 2004 to make films about social issues. Its films include the Best Picture winners Spotlight and Green Book, Roma and An Inconvenient Truth. It closed in 2024.HBOThe premium network behind many of TV's most celebrated originals, including The Sopranos, The Wire, Game of Thrones, Chernobyl and Succession. Game of Thrones holds the record for Emmy wins by a drama series.
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Edward Snowden
Glenn Greenwald
Laura Poitras
Barack Obama
Jacob Appelbaum
Julian Assange
Jeremy Scahill
Kevin Bankston
Ewen MacAskill
Wolfgang Kaleck
