Citizenfour (2014)

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In June 2013, Laura Poitras and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her.

• Released: 2014-10-10
• Genres: Documentary
• Runtime: 1h 53m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.7/10 from 1,449 votes

Directed by Laura Poitras.

Top cast

• Edward Snowden as Self
• Glenn Greenwald as Self
• Laura Poitras as Self
• William Binney as Self
• Barack Obama as Self
• Jacob Appelbaum as Self
• Julian Assange as Self
• Jeremy Scahill as Self
• Kevin Bankston as Self
• Ewen MacAskill as Self

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Citizenfour

• United States: stream on Philo, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; watch free on Hoopla, Fawesome, Fandango at Home Free, YouTube Free, Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Sundance Now Amazon Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Sundance Now Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Foxtel Now, DocPlay, DocPlay Amazon Channel; watch free on Beamafilm; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV, Beamafilm; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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