Drama, History, Crime, Thriller  •  2016  •  135 min  •  Adults (18+)

Snowden (2016)

Snowden poster

Snowden (2016)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Low

Viewer Rating
6.6

Overview

CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.


Starring Cast

Joseph Gordon-Levitt  •   Shailene Woodley  •   Melissa Leo


Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Strong Left
Confidence: High

The film's central thesis explicitly promotes a progressive critique of systemic government overreach and mass surveillance, championing the whistleblower Edward Snowden as a hero for exposing these practices. This aligns with a clear left-leaning ideology focused on civil liberties and holding powerful institutions accountable.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: Medium

The movie features casting that largely reflects the real-life individuals portrayed, without explicit race or gender swaps for diversity purposes. Its narrative primarily focuses on political and ethical themes related to government surveillance and individual liberty, rather than offering a critique of traditional identities or centering on explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The film 'Snowden' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is solely centered on Edward Snowden's life, his work, and the events leading to his whistleblowing, with no discernible LGBTQ+ content.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

Oliver Stone's 'Snowden' is a biographical thriller centered on Edward Snowden's whistleblowing. The film does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore related themes, thus having no impact on their portrayal.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "Snowden" is a biographical drama based on real historical figures. All major characters are portrayed by actors whose gender aligns with the documented gender of their real-life counterparts, with no instances of a character established as one gender being portrayed as another.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "Snowden" is a biographical drama based on real historical figures. All major historical characters, including Edward Snowden and Lindsay Mills, are portrayed by actors of the same race as their real-life counterparts. No instances of race swapping were identified.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.6

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.3
The Movie Database logo
7.1

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
6.1
Metacritic logo
5.8

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