"Snowden" quotes

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CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.

Director: Oliver Stone
Writer: Kieran Fitzgerald, Oliver Stone, Luke Harding
Production: N/A
Genre: drama, history, crime, thriller
Year: 2016
MetaScore: 58/100
ImdbRating: 7.3
BoxOffice: $21,587,519
Released: 16 Sep 2016
Awards: 4 wins & 7 nominations

34 Clips

And I lost that life - Snowden 00:12 And I lost that life Look Mr MacAskill this is not about money or anything for me - Snowden 00:25 Look Mr MacAskill this is not about money or anything for me What is it about this fucking job that makes it more important than your life - Snowden 00:06 What is it about this fucking job that makes it more... We track 'em you whack 'em And who did we just track - Snowden 00:06 We track 'em you whack 'em And who did we just track Everywhere What's the first rule of battle - Snowden 00:10 Everywhere What's the first rule of battle Every agency and department should know that this administration stands on the side - Snowden 00:11 Every agency and department should know that this... That means no more illegal wiretapping of American citizens - Snowden 00:11 That means no more illegal wiretapping of American citizens You would think intelligence would count for something in the intelligence business - Snowden 00:31 You would think intelligence would count for something in... To whom To other whistleblowers To others in the government - Snowden 00:13 To whom To other whistleblowers To others in the government Get worse for the next generation if they extend the capabilities of this sort of architecture of oppression - Snowden 00:14 Get worse for the next generation if they extend the... Most Americans don't want freedom They want security - Snowden 00:10 Most Americans don't want freedom They want security No matter who you are every day of your life you're sitting in a database - Snowden 00:10 No matter who you are every day of your life you're sitting... But Austria - Snowden 00:04 But Austria Optic Nerve It's camera and mic activation - Snowden 00:17 Optic Nerve It's camera and mic activation So think of it as a Google search except instead of searching - Snowden 00:16 So think of it as a Google search except instead of... Why yes Yes it is The first supercomputer - Snowden 00:09 Why yes Yes it is The first supercomputer So It's the only alligator - Snowden 00:35 So It's the only alligator The Washington Post and the Guardian in London reporting - Snowden 00:20 The Washington Post and the Guardian in London reporting Am I an engineer Instructor and counselor too - Snowden 00:27 Am I an engineer Instructor and counselor too They're stateless Yeah - Snowden 00:19 They're stateless Yeah Shift's long Day and night - Snowden 00:36 Shift's long Day and night Secrecy is security and security is victory - Snowden 00:07 Secrecy is security and security is victory You didn't tell me we were running a Dragnet on the whole world Corbin - Snowden 00:12 You didn't tell me we were running a Dragnet on the whole... In 20 years Iraq'll be a hellhole nobody cares about - Snowden 00:29 In 20 years Iraq'll be a hellhole nobody cares about And ultimately the truth sinks in that no matter what justification you're selling yourself - Snowden 00:27 And ultimately the truth sinks in that no matter what... And I think - Snowden 00:14 And I think The modern battlefield is everywhere - Snowden 00:07 The modern battlefield is everywhere And what is this OK so this is data collection for the month of March - Snowden 00:36 And what is this OK so this is data collection for the month... You ever hear about the Nuremburg trials Trev - Snowden 00:35 You ever hear about the Nuremburg trials Trev Terrorism is the excuse - Snowden 00:09 Terrorism is the excuse And then you have to analyze them Sometimes the more you look the less you see - Snowden 00:04 And then you have to analyze them Sometimes the more you... Snow White is that you - Snowden 00:37 Snow White is that you Bombs won't stop terrorism brains will though we don't have nearly enough of those - Snowden 00:11 Bombs won't stop terrorism brains will though we don't have... Look Mr MacAskill this is not about money or anything for me - Snowden 00:25 Look Mr MacAskill this is not about money or anything for me

Cast

Laura Poitras - Melissa Leo
Glenn Greenwald - Zachary Quinto
Edward Snowden - Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Drill Sergeant - Jaymes Butler
Dr. Stillwell - Robert Firth
CIA Polygraph Adminstrator - Rachel Handshaw
CIA Psychologist - Christian Contreras
CIA Interviewer - Parker Sawyers
Corbin O'Brian - Rhys Ifans
Warrenton Gate Guard - Ken Thomas
Hank Forrester - Nicolas Cage
CIA Student - Michael Benz
Lindsay Mills - Shailene Woodley
Ewen MacAskill - Tom Wilkinson
Janine Gibson - Joely Richardson
Assistant Editor Guardian - Nicholas Rowe
CIA Supervisor - Demetri Goritsas
CIA Agent Geneva - Timothy Olyphant
Gabriel Sol - Ben Schnetzer
Diplomat Party Guest - Erol Sander
Woman Party Guest - Suzanne Gilbert
Russian Diplomat - Anatoly Kucherena
Russian Translator - Valentina Kuitko
Marwan Al-Kirmani - Bhasker Patel
Pole Dancer - Olga Koda
NSA Dep. Director Lowell - Patrick Joseph Byrnes
Epilepsy Doctor - Christy Meyer
Trevor James - Scott Eastwood
Patrick Haynes - LaKeith Stanfield
Female Drone Pilot - Stephanie Simbeck
Male Drone Pilot - Logan Marshall-Green
NSA Tunnel Guard 1 - Eric Kofi-Abrefa
NSA Tunnel Guard 2 - Stanley I. Walker Jr.
Robert Tibbo - Ben Chaplin
Mother - Tong Lau Hong Kong - Mathangi Ray
Girl - Tong Lau Hong Kong - Ashani Perera
Moderator - Alan Rusbridger
Edward Snowden - Edward Snowden
CIA Trainee Bangkok - Alexandra Adomaitis
Gallery Visitor - Steffen Anton
White House Tourist - Nora Bauer
Smith - Simon Berhe
Self - Osama bin Laden
CIA Agent - Rouven Blessing
Self - Wolf Blitzer
Self - George Bush
Self - Lincoln Chafee
Lindsay's Friend - Matthew A. Chapman
Self - Hugo Chávez
Self - James Clapper
Self - Hillary Clinton
DC Tourist - Marisol Correa
Female Face - Adrianna David
Lindsay's Friend - Danielle Davy
Soldier - Luca Debole
Blake - Andrew Dits
Audience in university - Andreas Dubois
CIA Monitor - Ralph Echemendia
Coffee Shop Patron - Nathan Ferguson
Private Corbett - Nico Friday
News Reporter - Michael Garvey
Hotel Guest - Alex Genneopoulos
Businessmen in Tabledance-Bar - Kim Girschner
News Reporter - Lawrence Gray
Self - Sarah Harrison
Edward's Friend - Brandon Marc Higa
Coffee Shop Patron - Jamie Hodge
Australian - Ray Hounsell
General Scott - James Kellogg
Self - John Kerry
US Navy Officer - André Kolbe
Background party guest - Paul S.W. Lee
Edward's Friend - Jamie A. Marchetti
Self - Evo Morales
Self - Piers Morgan
Martha Mills - Martha Newman
NSA Worker - Petra Michelle Nérette
Self - Barack Obama
Self - Michelle Obama
Videographer - Aaron Palermo
Party Guest at the US Embassy - Extras - Vlasto Peyitch
Russian Diplomat Wife - Nina Podolska
Drill Sgt. 3 Sanders - Lincoln Potwin
Self - Vladimir Putin
Protester - Felix Quiñones
CEO Swiss Bank - Olissa Rogers
Self - Bernie Sanders
Coffee Shop Patron - Kelsey Saunders
Navy Admiral - Scott M. Schewe
Drill Sgt. 2 Martinez - Gregory Schwabe
Coffee Shop Patron - Al Sotto
Hacker - Austin Steady
Dancer - Nataliya Stefanac
Japanese Officer - Tatsuya Tagawa
NSA Security Guard Nr. 2 - Robert Porter Templeton
Self - Chuck Todd
Soldier - Nusret Toplar
Reporter - Matt Totty
Self - Donald Trump
Guest - Nike Maria Vassil
NSA Agent - Scott Wallace
Self - Ron Wyden