CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.
Direction
Stone finally restrained himself — mostly — and it's his best work in years.
Acting
Gordon-Levitt's vocal fry as Snowden is uncanny, almost annoying, perfect.
Cinematography
Hong Kong hotel rooms have never felt this claustrophobically cinematic.
Director
Oliver Stone
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Edward Snowden
Shailene Woodley
Lindsay Mills
Melissa Leo
Laura Poitras
Zachary Quinto
Glenn Greenwald
Tom Wilkinson
Ewen MacAskill
Scott Eastwood
Trevor James
Timothy Olyphant
CIA Agent Geneva
Ben Schnetzer
Gabriel Sol
LaKeith Stanfield
Patrick Haynes
Rhys Ifans
Corbin O'Brian
Nicolas Cage
Hank Forrester
Joely Richardson
Janine Gibson
Jaymes Butler
Master Sgt. Robinson
Robert Firth
Dr. Stilwell
Ben Chaplin
Robert Tibbo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Edward Snowden appears in the film's final scene, making Gordon-Levitt's entire performance essentially an elaborate introduction.
Stone screened this at Comic-Con, because apparently government surveillance and Spider-Man now share the same demographic.
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