Forty years before WikiLeaks and the NSA scandal, there was Media, Pennsylvania. In 1971, eight activists plotted an intricate break-in to the local FBI offices to leak stolen documents and expose the illegal surveillance of ordinary Americans in an era of anti-war activism. In this riveting heist story, the perpetrators reveal themselves for the first time, reflecting on their actions and raising broader questions surrounding security leaks in activism today.
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1971 was released in 2014 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 26 reviews, giving 1971 (2014) an average rating of 73%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 87%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 76%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with 1971 than critics were.
With a score of 73%, 1971 is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2014, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 2014 with similar scores include films like American Sniper, 22 Jump Street and Coherence.
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