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The Social Dilemma

2020 · 95 min

A sobering alarm bell that alternates expert testimony with dramatized family scenes, leaving you uneasy about your own phone.

Directed by
Jeff Orlowski
Genres
Documentary, Drama
Starring
Tristan Harris, Jeff Seibert, Bailey Richardson
Tagline
The technology that connects us also controls us.
Overview
This documentary-drama hybrid explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations.

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  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Jeff Orlowski
Genres
Documentary, Drama
Starring
Tristan Harris, Jeff Seibert, Bailey Richardson
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • technology
  • addiction
  • media
  • isolation
  • power
Places
  • suburbs
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action2
Horror3
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary, drama
Directed by
Jeff Orlowski
Written by
Vickie Curtis, Davis Coombe, Jeff Orlowski
Starring
Tristan Harris, Jeff Seibert, Bailey Richardson, Joe Toscano, Sandy Parakilas, Guillaume Chaslot, Lynn Fox, Aza Raskin
Music
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Cinematography
John Behrens, Jonathan Pope
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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