Movie

Silk Road

2021 · 116 min

A tense, cynical cat-and-mouse procedural that feels like a slow-burn descent into obsession and corruption.

Tagline: A mastermind is a terrible thing to waste.
Overview: Philosophical twenty-something Ross Ulbricht creates Silk Road, a dark net website that sells drugs, while DEA agent Rick Bowden goes undercover to bring him down.
How it feels: Tense, dark, cynical and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, obsession, corruption, betrayal
Content: Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
obsession
corruption
betrayal
technology
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild