The story of Daniel Jones, lead investigator for the US Senate’s sweeping study into the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program, which was found to be brutal, immoral and ineffective. With the truth at stake, Jones battled tirelessly to make public what many in power sought to keep hidden.
Directed by Scott Z. Burns
central intelligence agency (cia)
washington dc, usa
senate
investigation
biography
based on true story
torture
9/11
waterboarding
al qaeda
political thriller
post 9/11
non linear
Rank
#134 in 2019·#4554 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Adam Driver
Daniel Jones
Annette Bening
Dianne Feinstein
Jon Hamm
Denis McDonough
Sarah Goldberg
April
Michael C. Hall
Thomas Eastman
Douglas Hodge
James Mitchell
Fajer Al-Kaisi
Ali Soufan
Ted Levine
John Brennan
Jennifer Morrison
Caroline Krass
Tim Blake Nelson
Raymond Nathan
Linda Powell
Marcy Morris
Matthew Rhys
New York Times Reporter
Crew
Scott Z. Burns
Director
Scott Z. Burns
Writer
David Wingo
Original Music Composer
Eigil Bryld
Director of Photography
Steven Soderbergh
Producer
Danny Gabai
Producer
Jennifer Fox
Producer
Scott Z. Burns
Producer
Michael Sugar
Producer
Lila Yacoub
Executive Producer
Vincent Landay
Executive Producer
Shane Smith
Executive Producer
Popular Reviews
356 reviews
soykeilita
8.0★ · 01/26/26
Would the government do that? Oh yes, absolutely.
History only keeps repeating if we do not learn from our past actions.
Would the government do that? Oh yes, absolutely.
History only keeps repeating if we do not learn from our past actions.
Tate Green
6.0★ · 04/26/26
Thank goodness Amazon Prime gives me trivia questions about this movie so I can so I can flex my knowledge about CIA torture methods to the family this Thanksgiving
Thank goodness Amazon Prime gives me trivia questions about this movie so I can so I can flex my knowledge about CIA torture methods to the family this Thanksgiving
Billyparsnip
7.0★ · 02/22/26
Thank god the US government now releases all files relating to their wrong doing
Thank god the US government now releases all files relating to their wrong doing
Mariah
8.0★ · 01/26/26
Very interesting and informative. The government is wild man
Very interesting and informative. The government is wild man