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We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks (2013): Cast & Ratings

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks (2013) movie poster

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks is a 2013 comedy documentary directed by Alex Gibney, starring Julian Assange and Adrian Lamo. It runs 2 hours 10 minutes and earned $457,517 worldwide. It earned 1 award nomination, including Best Documentary at the BAFTA 2014. Critics gave it 91% on Rotten Tomatoes and 76 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.9/10.

IMDb rating
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes
91%
worldwide gross
$457.5K
award nomination
1
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We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks (2013) movie poster
Released
Runtime
2h 10m (130 min)
Director
Alex Gibney
Genres
Comedy , Documentary
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks About?

The premise of We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks without spoilers.

Filmmaker Alex Gibney investigates the rise of WikiLeaks and its founder, Julian Assange, in this documentary. The film explores Assange's quest for transparency and the complex issues surrounding the release of classified information. It examines the tension between freedom of information and national security, revealing the high-stakes battle that ensued as sensitive data was exposed to the public.

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks Themes & Keywords

· 24 tags
  • non profit organization
  • journalism
  • whistleblower
  • wikileaks
  • political superpower
  • website
  • stool pigeon
  • security leak
  • secret informant
  • reference to julian assange
  • news leak
  • national security
+12 more
  • name in title
  • military secret
  • informant
  • government secret
  • fink
  • confidential informant
  • classified file
  • anonymity
  • alleged rape
  • information leak
  • classified information
  • snitch
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Cast & crew

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks Cast

Julian Assange leads the cast, with Adrian Lamo. Directed by Alex Gibney.

From the director

More from Alex Gibney

More films directed by Alex Gibney, best-rated first: Totally Under Control, Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie, Crazy, Not Insane and Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief.

Full filmography
Ratings

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks Reviews & Ratings

Critics gave We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks 91% on Rotten Tomatoes and 76 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.9/10.

Box office

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks Box Office

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks grossed $457,517 worldwide. $166,243 came from the US and Canada and $291,274 (64%) from the rest of the world.

2013 box office

Worldwide gross

$457.5K

US & Canada
$166.2K
International
$291.3K
US & Canada 36% Rest of the world 64%
Awards

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks Awards & Nominations

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks earned 1 award nomination, including Best Documentary at the BAFTA 2014.

1 nomination1 ceremony

Videos

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks Trailers & Videos

The trailer of We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks.

We Steal Secrets Official Trailer #1 (2013) - WikiLeaks Movie HD
Details

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks Also Known As

15 alternative titles, including “Előttünk nincsenek titkok - A WikiLeaks története” and “我們竊取秘密:維基解密的故事”.

Also known as
  • Előttünk nincsenek titkok - A WikiLeaks története
  • 我們竊取秘密:維基解密的故事
  • 我们偷窃秘密:维基解密的故事
  • We Steal Secrets - la vérité sur Wikileaks
  • Мы крадем секреты: История WikiLeaks
  • We Steal Secrets: Die WikiLeaks Geschichte
  • Titkokat lopunk: A WikiLeaks története
  • Robamos secretos: La historia de WikiLeaks
  • אנחנו גונבים סודות: סיפורו של אתר ויקיליקס
  • Roubamos Segredos: A História do WikiLeaks
  • Wikileaks: Hoții de secrete
  • 우리는 비밀을 훔친다: 위키리크스 스토리
+3 more
  • Jak se krade tajemství: Příběh Wikileaks
  • Historien om Wikileaks
  • Ako sa kradnú tajomstvá: Príbeh WikiLeaks

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FAQ

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks FAQ: Cast & Box Office

Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings, awards and post-credit scenes of We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks, each answered in a sentence.

How long is We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks?

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks runs 2 hours 10 minutes (130 minutes).

When was We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks released?

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks was released on May 24, 2013.

Who directed We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks?

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks was directed by Alex Gibney.

More films by Alex Gibney

Who is in the cast of We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks?

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks stars Julian Assange and Adrian Lamo.

How much did We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks make at the box office?

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks grossed $457,517 worldwide ($166,243 domestic, $291,274 international).

How is We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks rated?

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks has 6.9/10 on IMDb, 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, 76 on Metacritic and 66% on TMDB.

Was We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks nominated for any awards?

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks received 1 nomination across 1 ceremony.

Does We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks have a post-credit scene?

No. We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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