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2015·15

A Good American

How our security was sold for money

Documentary1h 40m

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80%

Tomatometer

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84%

Popcornmeter

7.1

TMDB

Storyline

A Good American tells the story of the best code-breaker the USA ever had and how he and a small team within NSA created a surveillance tool that could pick up any electronic signal on earth, filter it for targets and render results in real-time while keeping the privacy as demanded by the US constitution.

Trailers

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A GOOD AMERICAN

Details

DirectorFriedrich Moser

ReleasedSep 23, 2015

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guide15GB

Studios

Slingshot FilmsBlue + Green Communication

Cast

William Binney

Self

Thomas Drake

Thomas Drake

Self

Edward Loomis

Self

Jesselyn Radack

Self

Diane Roark

Self

Tim Shorrock

Self

Kirk Wiebe

Self

Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

5 fresh · 1 rotten

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Ben Kenigsberg

RTNew York TimesFeb 2, 2017

"A Good American" gets bogged down in details and personnel talk, but its subjects have an urgent narrative to tell.

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Nick Schager

RTVarietyFeb 2, 2017

A cautionary tale of a man who sought to protect the world with an ingenious creation that could be used for ill as well as good.

D

Daphne Howland

RTVillage VoiceJan 31, 2017

Slow, quiet, and infuriating ...

A

Ard Vijn

RTScreenAnarchyJan 10, 2020

Nobody even speaks on behalf of the Trailblazer program, and as predictable as that probably is, it is very unsatisfying.

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Information

Title

A Good American

Released

Sep 23, 2015

Rated

15

Region of Origin

Austria

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 40m

Status

Released

Studios

Slingshot Films, Blue + Green Communication

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