The Social Dilemma poster

The Social Dilemma( 2020)

TV-MADocumentaryDrama
75%
User
Score

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Tristan Harris

      Self

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      Jeff Seibert

      Self

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      Bailey Richardson

      Self

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      Joe Toscano

      Self

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      Sandy Parakilas

      Self

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      Guillaume Chaslot

      Self

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      Lynn Fox

      Self

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      Aza Raskin

      Self

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      Alex Roetter

      Self

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      Tim Kendall

      Self

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      Justin Rosenstein

      Self

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      Randy Fernando

      Self

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      Jaron Lanier

      Self

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      Roger McNamee

      Self

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      Shoshana Zuboff

      Self

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      Anna Lembke

      Self

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      James Fetter

      Self

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      Mary Fetter

      Self

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      Jonathan Haidt

      Self

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      Cathy O'Neil

      Self

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      Rashida Richardson

      Self

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      Renée DiResta

      Self

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      Cynthia M. Wong

      Self

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      Skyler Gisondo

      Ben

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      Kara Hayward

      Cassandra

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      Vincent Kartheiser

      Advertising A.I. / Engagement A.I. / Growth A.I.

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      Sophia Hammons

      Isla

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      Barbara Gehring

      Mom

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      Chris Grundy

      Step-Dad

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      Sergio Villarreal

      Luiz

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      Catalina Garayoa

      Rebecca

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      Sheevani Desai

      Teacher

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      Emi Zerr

      Ben's Ex-Girlfriend

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      Jason Potter

      Vlogger

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      Korey David

      Vlogger

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      Laurence Curry

      Vlogger

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      Vic Alejandro

      Police Officer

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      Oner Asir

      Police Officer

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      Kristina Fountaine

      Police Officer

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      Chase Penny

      Police Officer

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      Carlos Leos

      Stunt Protester

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      Adam S. Ford

      Stunt Protester

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      Jade Ryin

      Anonymous Coder

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      Skye Folsom

      Skyler Gisondo Body Double

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      Richard Lucchese

      Vincent Kartheiser Body Double

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      Reza Nosrati

      Vincent Kartheiser Body Double

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      Hannah Vail

      High School Student (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by corrcorr

    5
    Written by corrcorr on Thu Jan 07 2021
    This documentary thinks it's real cute. You may learn a thing or two, but a lot of the time it feels manipulative and self-righteous. I wish that, instead of portraying the mechanisms of ad-targeting as some kind of sci-fi super villain, they would have shown what truly goes on in the offices of google, facebook, and the like. The evils of manipulating human attention do not need to be sensationalized to look like something out of Tron or Blade Runner. Why not film the actual computer screens that are spitting back data about users of these platforms? Perhaps internet giants would not let c...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • artificial intelligence (a.i.)
    • technology
    • silicon valley
    • high tech surveillance
    • internet
    • big corporation
    • media manipulation
    • social network
    • teen suicide
    • low self esteem
    • social media
    • internet culture
    • commercialism
    • internet addiction
    • social isolation
    • self-harm
    • advertising campaign
    • advertising model
    • late stage capitalism
    • machine learning
    • media addiction
    • algorithm
    • societal collapse
    • smartphone
    • surveillance capitalism