The Fifth Estate
2013 2h 8m movie Film India

The Fifth Estate

“You can't expose the world's secrets without exposing yourself”

Synopsis

“You can't expose the world's secrets without exposing yourself”

A look at the relationship between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his early supporter and eventual colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg, and how the website's growth and influence led to an irreparable rift between the two friends.

The 2012–2014 India Window

262 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Fifth Estate sits at position #151.

  1. Mahabharat
    #1

    Mahabharat

    ★ 8.6 · 2013

  2. Sathuranga Vettai
    #2

    Sathuranga Vettai

    ★ 8.3 · 2014

  3. Madras
    #3

    Madras

    ★ 8.1 · 2014

  4. Punjab 1984
    #4

    Punjab 1984

    ★ 8.1 · 2014

  5. Bhooter Bhabishyat
    #5

    Bhooter Bhabishyat

    ★ 7.9 · 2012

  6. Ulidavaru Kandanthe
    #6

    Ulidavaru Kandanthe

    ★ 7.8 · 2014

  7. The Trap
    #7

    The Trap

    ★ 7.8 · 2014

  8. Drushyam
    #8

    Drushyam

    ★ 7.8 · 2014

Other Titles From Participant

The 2010s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Fifth Estate premiered. 919 total titles in this decade from India.

'1070'1163'1269'13101'1492'1595'1695'17124'18104'19106

Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$28.0M
Budget
$8.6M
Revenue
Net Profit
0.3×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 8m runtime, production spent $219K per minute on screen and earned $67K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

6.0
TMDB Rating
932
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,305 of 1,983 India films indexed here (34th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.4 points below the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Drama productions specifically: #819 of 1,132 (top 72%).

Production Details

Primary Country India
All Production Countries India, Belgium, United States of America
Original Language En
Production Companies Participant, Reliance Entertainment, Touchstone Pictures, Anonymous Content, DreamWorks Pictures
Runtime 2h 8m
Release Date October 11, 2013
IMDb tt1837703

Themes & Motifs

  • journalist
  • biography
  • internet
  • information leak
  • activist

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