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The Six Billion Dollar Man

2025 · 133 min

A tense, absorbing real-life thriller that feels like a spy drama while asking hard questions about truth and power.

Directed by
Eugene Jarecki
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Julian Assange, Edward Snowden, Pamela Anderson
Tagline
Julian Assange and the price of truth.
Overview
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange battled extradition to the U.S., where he could've faced a lengthy sentence for publishing classified documents. His case, centered on press freedom, took unexpected twists as it unfolded.

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Directed by
Eugene Jarecki
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Julian Assange, Edward Snowden, Pamela Anderson
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • media
  • freedom
  • justice
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • prison
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Eugene Jarecki
Starring
Julian Assange, Edward Snowden, Pamela Anderson, Naomi Klein, Chris Hedges, Jeremy Scahill, Daniel Ellsberg
Runtime
133 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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