Summary
Forty years before WikiLeaks and the NSA scandal, there was Media, Pennsylvania.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+9)
Critics 85Audiences 76GoodWatch 80
Tomatometer97%
Metascore73
Audience score78%
User score7.8
IMDb7.3
Running time
1 h 20 min
Shorter than most documentaries, −16 min on the typical 96
typical 9680Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
2014
April 18, 2014
12 years ago
Genres
DocumentaryHistoryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
24 of 29
- BRBonnie RainesSelf
- JRJohn RainesSelf
- BWBob WilliamsonSelf
- KFKeith ForsythSelf
- BDBill DavidonSelf
- PGPeter GregusBill
Lauren A. KennedyBonnie Raines- JJJonathan Joel BrennanBob
Rich GraffJohn Raines- DSDaniel S. TaylorKeith
- JIJohn IsgroCustodian
Kerry MalloyFBI Agent- DBDennis BritoFBI Agent
Brian McCarthy#9- MSMatthew SmithCitizens' Commission
- DVDanielle VargaCitizens' Commission
- PDPaul DarrenSecurity Guard
Richard NixonSelf (archive footage)- BMBetty MedsgerSelf
- TNTerry NeistSelf
- ATAthan TheoharisSelf
J. Edgar HooverSelf (archive footage)
Bob DoleSelf (archive footage)
George McGovernSelf (archive footage)
Directing · 1
- Johanna Hamilton Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Gabriel Rhodes Writer, Editor
Production · 2
- Katy Chevigny Producer
- Marilyn Ness Producer
Camera · 2
- Kirsten Johnson Director of Photography
- Andreas Burgess Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Philip Sheppard Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Markus Kirschner Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Eniola Dawodu Costume Design
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