Movie

Snowden

“The only safe place is on the run.”

★ 7.1(4,681)20162h 15m

Snowden is streaming on U-NEXT in Japan, and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Google Play Movies. Availability checked 30 June 2026.

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Good to know

Director: Oliver Stone
Release date: 2016-09-15
Runtime: 2h 15m
Language: English
Box office: $37,357,216
Budget: $40,000,000
Status: Released
Country: France
Studio: KrautPack Entertainment

Snowden — trailer

About Snowden

Snowden is a 2016 movie in the Drama, History and Crime genres, directed by Oliver Stone, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley and Melissa Leo. It has a runtime of 2 hours 15 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.1/10 from 4,681 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Snowden in Japan — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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

Cast

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Edward Snowden

Shailene Woodley

Lindsay Mills

Melissa Leo

Laura Poitras

Zachary Quinto

Glenn Greenwald

Tom Wilkinson

Ewen MacAskill

Scott Eastwood

Trevor James

Timothy Olyphant

CIA Agent Geneva

Ben Schnetzer

Gabriel Sol

LaKeith Stanfield

Patrick Haynes

Rhys Ifans

Corbin O'Brian

Nicolas Cage

Hank Forrester

Joely Richardson

Janine Gibson

Themes & keywords

biographyidealismidealistnational security agency (nsa)investigative journalismwhistleblowerpolitical thrillersurveillance statefighting the systemmass surveillance