The Social Dilemma

Jan 26, 2020

1h 34m

★ 7.4

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.

Genres

Documentary

Drama

Production Companies

Exposure Labs

Argent Pictures

The Space Program

The Social Dilemma Trailers

Cast

Self

Tristan Harris

Self

Jeff Seibert

Self

Bailey Richardson

Self

Joe Toscano

Self

Sandy Parakilas

Self

Guillaume Chaslot

Self

Lynn Fox

Self

Aza Raskin

Self

Alex Roetter

Self

Tim Kendall

Self

Justin Rosenstein

Self

Randy Fernando

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8.0

The Lives of Others

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In 1984 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler begins spying on a famous playwright and his actress-lover Christa-Maria. Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, and faces conflicting loyalties when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria.

7.5

The Conversation

Apr 12, 1974

A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.

7.1

WarGames

Jun 3, 1983

High school student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Department of Defense's war computer and initiates a confrontation of global proportions. Together with his friend and a wizardly computer genius, David must race against time to outwit his opponent and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.

5.5

Hinterland

Dec 31, 1981

The relationship between an embittered farm woman and her orphaned niece reaches a breaking point in this dark, psychological pastoral.

7.1

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Jun 29, 2001

David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this life impossible for David.

5.6

Alice, Darling

Dec 30, 2022

Pushed to the breaking point by Simon, her psychologically abusive boyfriend, Alice becomes an unwitting participant in an intervention staged by her two closest friends while on vacation. As she rediscovers the essence of herself and gains some much-needed perspective, she slowly starts to fray the cords of codependency that bind her. However, Simon's vengeance is as inevitable as it is shattering, and once unleashed, it tests her strength, her courage, and the bonds of deep-rooted friendships.

0.0

The American Question

Oct 29, 2024

An 8-year journey into divided America, The American Question examines the insidious roots of polarization and distrust through past the past and present, revealing how communities can restore trust in each other to unite our country.

7.1

The Virgin Suicides

Apr 21, 2000

A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.

6.3

Could This Be Love?

Feb 8, 2007

Lucas, a wealthy, 43 year-old divorced businessman, is irresistibly attracted to Elsa, a 38 year old renowned sculptor from whom he has commissioned a piece to decorate the reception at his office.

0.0

Something's More Than One Thing

Apr 1, 2025

To save their relationship, a young couple dive down a rabbit hole of conflicting internet advice.

6.3

Executive Decision

Mar 15, 1996

Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant (Kurt Russell) suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault team that is assigned to intercept the plane and hijackers.

8.0

The Elephant Man

Oct 9, 1980

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.

6.2

Airplane Mode

Jan 23, 2020

When Ana, an influencer, crashes her car while talking on the phone, she's shipped to her grumpy grandfather's farm -- and forced into a digital detox.

6.8

Cloud

Sep 27, 2024

Ryōsuke Yoshii, an ordinary reseller, carelessly earns grudges by people and becomes entangled in a life-threatening struggle.

7.9

Three Colors: Red

May 12, 1994

Part-time model Valentine unexpectedly befriends a retired judge after she runs over his dog. At first, the grumpy man shows no concern about the dog, and Valentine decides to keep it. But the two form a bond when she returns to his house and catches him listening to his neighbors’ phone calls.

6.9

DSKNECTD

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As clichés go, in 1999 the World as we knew it was about to change - and we'd been expecting it. Since childhood we'd been promised that the 21st century would bring us dramatic new technologies like flying cars and Utopian cities. Instead it bought us the smart-phone, social media, and virtual societies. And as it turns out these technologies began to transform society almost as dramatically as the moon colonies we'd been expecting. Now over a decade into the revolution, 'DSKNECTD' explores how digital communication technology is profoundly changing the way we interact and experience each other - for the good and for the bad.