Deep Web
2015 · Movie · NR · 89 min · ★ 6.8 · 74% critics
Deep Web is a documentary that recounts the arrest and conviction of an online black-market operator and creator of Silk Road. Drawing on exclusive access to the filmmaker’s access to the subject’s family, it examines digital crime, privacy, and how governments and platforms respond when technology shifts the balance of power.
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-03-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (306 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Deep Web if you want an in-depth look at the Silk Road case, privacy questions, and digital-rights tension; Not for you if you’re expecting a broad, balanced explanation of the deep web itself like The Great Hack or The Panama Papers.
Pros: informative digital crime; strong case context; tense, human focus | Cons: title feels misleading; one-sided arguments; limited deep-web detail
Themes
- politics
- war on drugs
- internet
- drugs
- criminal trial
- online privacy
Cast & crew
Keanu Reeves
as Narrator
Ross Ulbricht
as Self
Cody Wilson
as Self
Lyn Ulbricht
as Self
- KU
Kirk Ulbricht
as Self
- AG
Andy Greenberg
as Self
- NC
Nicolas Christin
as Self
- CS
Christopher Soghoian
as Self
- CC
Cindy Cohn
as Self
- CT
Christopher Tarbell
as Self
Directed by Alex Winter