Silk Road 2021
“A mastermind is a terrible thing to waste.”
What is Silk Road?
Silk Road is a film that explores the creation of a dark net website. The website, created by a philosophical twenty-something, serves as a platform for selling illicit substances.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 2021
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 116 minutes
- Release date
- Feb 19, 2021
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- United States of America
- Studios
- Piccadilly Pictures, High Frequency Entertainment, Perfect Season Productions
- Budget
- $5,900,000
- Genres
- Crime, Thriller
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Overview
Silk Road is a film that explores the creation of a dark net website. The website, created by a philosophical twenty-something, serves as a platform for selling illicit substances. The website's existence attracts the attention of law enforcement. A DEA agent is tasked with infiltrating the website's operation. The agent goes undercover to gather intelligence and ultimately bring down the website's creator.
Should you watch it?
“A philosophical young man creates a dark net drug site while a DEA agent hunts him down.”
- Features a cat-and-mouse dynamic between a mastermind and a DEA agent
- Based on a real-life internet crime case
- Subject matter involves illicit drug sales
- Deals with complex online criminal investigations
Watch it if you enjoy crime thrillers based on real-life internet investigations.
The film contains crime and thriller elements suited for mature audiences.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Silk Road about?
It follows philosophical twenty-something Ross Ulbricht as he creates a dark net website that sells drugs, and DEA agent Rick Bowden who goes undercover to bring him down.
Who wrote and directed the film?
The film is written and directed by Tiller Russell.
When was the film released?
The film was released in 2021, with a US release date of February 19, 2021.
What genre is the film?
It is an American crime thriller film.
What is the film based on?
It is based on the Rolling Stone article Dead End on Silk Road: Internet Crime Kingpin Ross Ulbricht's Big Fall by David Kushner.