Snowden (2016)
Snowden tells the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a former NSA employee who leaked surveillance techniques and thousands of classified documents. The Oliver Stone-directed film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Edward Snowden, alongside Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, and Jaymes Butler. The movie received mixed reviews upon release and was a box office bomb.
Snowden
- Director
- Oliver Stone
- Release Date
- September 16, 2016
- Studio(s)
- Columbia Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Columbia Pictures
- Cast
- Melissa Leo , Timothy Olyphant , Joseph Gordon-Levitt , Tom Wilkinson , Nicolas Cage , Zachary Quinto , Scott Eastwood , Shailene Woodley , Rhys Ifans
- Writers
- Kieran Fitzgerald , Oliver Stone
- Runtime
- 110minutes
- Budget
- $10million
Summary
Based on the true story of CIA employee Edward Snowden (Gordon-Levitt), who leaked thousands of classified documents to the press.
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