Fresh
Fascinating, maddening, and ultimately very sad.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
2014 · 1h 45m · Not Rated
Crime, Documentary
Directed by
Brian Knappenberger
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The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
Overview
Programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz achieved groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing. His passion for open access ensnared him in a legal nightmare that ended with the taking of his own life at the age of 26.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
93%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Talking (egg)heads reiterate outrage over the Obama Justice Department's witch hunt against him, but Swartz's ex-girlfriend adds heart when she tearfully recalls first seeing the ''end date'' on his Wikipedia page.
Joe McGovern, Entertainment Weekly
Fresh
The film not only canonizes its hero - who committed suicide amid a nasty federal indictment against him - but also brushes aside any big-picture concerns about national security and Internet piracy.
David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
Deserves an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary.
Richard Roeper, Richard Roeper.com
Fresh
A touching, morally outraged portrait that, in memory of Swartz, may inspire people to ask hard questions about how the new world is being shaped away from view, behind closed doors.
Simon Houpt, Globe and Mail
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