The Social Dilemma

2020 · 94 min · EN · PG-13 · 7.5 (1,790 votes)

Dir. Jeff Orlowski · Starring Tristan Harris, Jeff Seibert, Bailey Richardson, Joe Toscano, Sandy Parakilas, Guillaume Chaslot · Music Mark A. Crawford

“The technology that connects us also controls us.”

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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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This film feels like a chilling, urgent wake-up call, revealing the insidious mechanisms behind our digital lives. It's an unsettling journey into the heart of modern tech, leaving you with a profound sense of unease and a critical new perspective on your own screen time. The mood is one of escalating dread and intellectual alarm.

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