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MOVIE PROFILE

The Great Hack

“They took your data. Then they took control.”

★ 6.9 / 10 (609 votes)January 26, 2019115 minEN

Documentary

Explore how a data company named Cambridge Analytica came to symbolize the dark side of social media in the wake of the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

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CINEHOOK / INFORMATION

Movie facts

Release dateJanuary 26, 2019

StatusReleased

Runtime115 min

Rating★ 6.9 / 10

Certification—

Original languageEnglish

CountryUnited States of America

Budget—

Revenue—

ProductionNoujaim Films, The Othrs

CINEHOOK / STREAMING

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CINEHOOK / CREDITS

Crew

Director

Karim Amer, Jehane Noujaim

Writers

Karim Amer, Erin Barnett, Pedro Kos

CINEHOOK / CAST

Cast

Brittany Kaiser

Brittany KaiserSelf - Former Dir. of Business Development, Cambridge Analytica

David Carroll

David CarrollSelf - Associate Professor Parsons School of Design

Paul-Olivier Dehaye

Paul-Olivier DehayeSelf - Founder @PersonalDataIO

Ravi Naik

Ravi NaikSelf - Data Rights Solicitor

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Julian WheatlandSelf - Former COO/CFO Cambridge Analytica/SCL

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Carole CadwalladrSelf - Investigative Journalist for The Guardian

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Christopher WileySelf - Former Cambridge Analytica Employee and Whistleblower

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Paul HilderSelf - Writer/Political Technologist

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Emma Graham-HarrisonSelf - International Affairs Correspondent, The Observer

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Gill PhillipsSelf - Legal Council, The Guardian

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Sarah DonaldsonSelf - Arts Editor, The Observer

Roger McNamee

Roger McNameeSelf - Early Facebook Investor

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