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By Charlotte O'sullivan (637) for London Evening Standard (2,015) on 16 Oct 2014

Foremost of the film's strengths is that it wears its intelligence lightly; it educates even as it entertains…

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By Karen Krizanovich (126) for The List (2,018) on 16 Oct 2014

A sobering look at what the American government, at least, is doing in the name of security…

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By Geoffrey Macnab (1,253) for Independent (UK) (2,026) on 15 Oct 2014

The fascination of the documentary lies in the fact that Poitras was there with her camera at the crucial moments, when Snowden was sharing…

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By Matt Patches (283) for HitFix (861) on 15 Oct 2014

CITIZENFOUR is an expertly crafted expose with unprecedented urgency…

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By Kate Erbland (681) for Film School Rejects (1,198) on 15 Oct 2014

The intimacy and immediacy of the situations and experiences it does portray are compelling and satisfying enough to stick with viewers for…

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By Dave Calhoun (583) for Time Out (7,510) on 15 Oct 2014

Citizenfour is at its most eye-opening and essential simply as a portrait of the then 29-year-old Snowden at a point of absolute no-return…

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By Wendy Ide (1,500) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 15 Oct 2014

It's a real-life thriller which, although dense and demanding of the viewer, is never less than completely gripping…

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By David Jenkins (910) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 15 Oct 2014

The film's very existence stands as testament to the fact that while we maybe cowering under the corporate jackboot, we still have the power…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 15 Oct 2014

Citizenfour is a gripping record of how our rulers are addicted to gaining more and more power and control over us – if we let them…

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By Harvey S. Karten (2,210) for Compuserve (1,948) on 14 Oct 2014

While hardly a riveting spy story, this documentary reveals much of whistleblower Edward Snowden's character while warning of a dangerous loss…

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By Drew Taylor (218) for The Playlist (3,871) on 14 Oct 2014

This is a movie primarily concerned with numbers and the way that information is fed, processed, and acted upon…

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By Eric Kohn (1,203) for Indiewire (3,631) on 12 Oct 2014

Poitras, an expert filmmaker as keyed into pace and mood as the topic they support, delivers a mesmerizing look at both how Snowden managed…

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By Todd Mccarthy (1,810) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 12 Oct 2014

No matter one's personal stance about what Snowden did, this revelatory work is fascinating and thought-provoking, if, at the same time, oddly…

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By Elise Nakhnikian (118) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 12 Oct 2014

Laura Poitras teaches by example, providing a privileged insight into Edward Snowden's personality and motivation while keeping the focus on…

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By Andrew O'hehir (1,324) for Salon.com (2,725) on 12 Oct 2014

Citizenfour is both an urgent tale torn from recent headlines and a compelling work of cinema, with all the paranoid density and abrupt changes…

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By Howard Feinstein (7) for Screen International (2,241) on 11 Oct 2014

Quite possibly the strongest documentary about secret state intervention in private lives…

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By Spencer Ackerman (1) for Guardian (4,584) on 10 Oct 2014

Its 114 minutes crackle with the nervous energy of revelation…

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By Ronnie Scheib (420) for Variety (12,700) on 10 Oct 2014

Adapting the cold language of data encryption to recount a dramatic saga of abuse of power and justified paranoia, Poitras brilliantly demonstrates…

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