The Social Dilemma

The Social Dilemma
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Directed by	Jeff Orlowski
Written by	Davis Coombe Vickie Curtis Jeff Orlowski
Produced by	Larissa Rhodes
Starring	Tristan Harris Aza Raskin Jeff Seibert Justin Rosenstein Shoshana Zuboff Jaron Lanier Skyler Gisondo Kara Hayward Vincent Kartheiser Anna Lembke
Cinematography	John Behrens Jonathan Pope
Edited by	Davis Coombe
Music by	Mark A. Crawford
Production companies	Exposure Labs Argent Pictures The Space Program
Distributed by	Netflix
Release dates	January 26, 2020 (2020-01-26) (Sundance) September 9, 2020 (2020-09-09) (United States)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Social Dilemma is a 2020 American docudrama film directed by Jeff Orlowski and written by Orlowski, Davis Coombe, and Vickie Curtis. The documentary covers the negative social effects of social media and is interspersed by a dramatized narrative surrounding a family of five who are increasingly affected by problematic social media use.

The Social Dilemma premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, on January 26, 2020, and was released on Netflix on September 9, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. It received mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised its message and use of interviews with established tech experts but criticized the narrative and lack of nuance in addressing technological problems.