The Social Dilemma
2020 · Movie · PG-13 · 94 min · ★ 7.5 · 81% critics
This documentary-drama hybrid examines how social networking platforms can shape behavior, attention, and mental well-being. Through expert perspectives and dramatized examples, it raises concerns about profit-driven technology and encourages viewers to rethink everyday digital habits.
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Streaming on Netflix.
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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-01-26
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 81/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (1,790 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy issue-driven documentaries like Lo and Behold or The Internet's Own Boy; Not for you if you dislike alarmist tones or dramatized explanations.
Pros: urgent topic; accessible explanations; engaging visuals | Cons: sometimes heavy-handed; can feel sensationalized; uneven dramatizations
Themes
- artificial intelligence (a.i.)
- technology
- silicon valley
- high tech surveillance
- internet
- surveillance
- big corporation
- media manipulation
- social network
- teen suicide
- low self esteem
- social media
- +13 more
Cast & crew
Tristan Harris
as Self
- JS
Jeff Seibert
as Self
- BR
Bailey Richardson
as Self
- JT
Joe Toscano
as Self
- SP
Sandy Parakilas
as Self
- GC
Guillaume Chaslot
as Self
- LF
Lynn Fox
as Self
- AR
Aza Raskin
as Self
- AR
Alex Roetter
as Self
- TK
Tim Kendall
as Self
Directed by Jeff Orlowski