Silk Road

Name: Silk Road
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: February 19, 2021
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 41
Cast: Alexandra Shipp, Daniel David Stewart, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Jason Clarke, Jennifer Yun

2021

METASCORE

Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews

See All

USER SCORE

Mixed or average reviews based on 16 Ratings

See All

5.2

VOTE NOW

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

5.2	Your Score
5.2	User Score Mixed or average reviews based on 16 Ratings

Would you like to write a review?

There is a 75 character minimum for reviews. If your review contains spoilers, please check the Spoiler box. Please do not use ALL CAPS. There is no linking or other HTML allowed. Your review may be edited for content. 0/5000

Check box if your review contains spoilers

Play Sound

Please enter your birth date to watch this video:

You are not allowed to view this material at this time.

Silk Road (Clean Trailer)

Now Playing: Silk Road (Clean Trailer)

Movie Details & Credits

Lionsgate | Release Date: February 19, 2021 | R

Starring: Alexandra Shipp, Daniel David Stewart, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Jason Clarke, Jennifer Yun, Jimmi Simpson, Katie Aselton, Kenneth Miller, Nick Robinson, Paul Blott

Summary: Inspired by larger-than-life actual events, this riveting crime thriller follows the rise and fall of Silk Road, the infamous darknet site that sent a seismic shock through the World Wide Web. Young, idealistic, and driven to succeed, Ross Ulbricht (Nick Robinson) creates the internet’s first unregulated marketplace: Silk Road. But when itInspired by larger-than-life actual events, this riveting crime thriller follows the rise and fall of Silk Road, the infamous darknet site that sent a seismic shock through the World Wide Web. Young, idealistic, and driven to succeed, Ross Ulbricht (Nick Robinson) creates the internet’s first unregulated marketplace: Silk Road. But when it becomes a multimillion-dollar pipeline for illicit drugs, Ross is set on a collision course with Rick Bowden (Jason Clarke), a disreputable and dangerously unpredictable DEA agent, who will use any means necessary to take him down.… Expand

Director: Tiller Russell

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 112 min

See All Details and Credits

Watch Now

Stream On

Buy on

Stream On

Expand

Metascore

Positive:

Mixed:

Negative:

Critic Reviews

Richard Roeper

Feb 19, 2021

A relatively breezy and slick slice of entertainment, with a fast-pace style befitting the material and expertly calibrated performances from the ensemble cast. Read full review

Leah Greenblatt

Feb 25, 2021

There's only so much real-world intrigue a crime committed almost entirely via ones and zeroes can entail, and the script's halfhearted attempts to make it all Mean Something feel more than a little callow in the end. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Mark Dujsik

Feb 19, 2021

Writer/director Tiller Russell doesn't directly ask us to take a side in Silk Road, a dramatization of the creation and downfall of the eponymous darknet website. But the implications of which side the filmmaker wants us to lean toward are strong—and feel a bit disingenuous. Read full review

David Lewis

Feb 25, 2021

Still, Silk Road remains watchable because both Robinson and Clarke are interesting screen presences. And there’s some humor, which consistently lands better than the thrills. Read full review

The Film Stage Jared Mobarak

Feb 18, 2021

At the end of the day this is a hollowly reductive account of what happened with a weird subtextual rich punk against blue collar cop agenda falling woefully flat. Read full review

The Guardian Cath Clarke

Mar 16, 2021

An unthrilling, bland drama. Read full review

Glenn Kenny

Feb 18, 2021

In many respects, Silk Road is an excellent examination of why you should probably never date, or maybe even socialize with, a libertarian. It comes up short in almost every other way, though. Read full review

SEE ALL 11 REVIEWS

Write a Review

User Reviews

Lukebobmaple

Mar 1, 2021

Well done, was drawn in by the characters and felt the execution was satisfying. Loved that we weren't railed into feeling that one side was right or wrong, allows us to make our own decisions

0 of 1 users found this helpful01

MetacriticOnur

Jul 14, 2021

admirable
[ ad-mer-uh-buhl ]

adjective
worthy of admiration; inspiring approval, reverence, or affection.

0 of 1 users found this helpful01

Ralfbergs

Mar 11, 2022

Was not bad movie, but nothing impressive either, maybe couldve made it a bit more interesting

0 of 0 users found this helpful00

Bashmarda

Feb 28, 2021

The actual story of the Silk Road is amazing and fantastical
This film is an extremely poor execution. Really disappointing as there was so much content they could have worked with. Sadly the product is a poorly acted, poorly directed, rather boring movie.

0 of 1 users found this helpful01

kensrue

Jul 1, 2021

The Silk Road (film) fails to present the incredibly gripping story of the actual silk road to the audience. The makers of the film took innumerable wrong decisions and the result is a story that moves too fast to show the magnitude of the events they attempt to portray on screen. It comesThe Silk Road (film) fails to present the incredibly gripping story of the actual silk road to the audience. The makers of the film took innumerable wrong decisions and the result is a story that moves too fast to show the magnitude of the events they attempt to portray on screen. It comes off as arrogant and amateurish to modify the facts of the story for no real value to the movie plot. I recommend you skip the movie altogether and either read about the actual Silk Road or wait for a decent adaptation in the future.… Expand

0 of 0 users found this helpful00

Jamesjay

Apr 11, 2022

This movie is missing damn near all of the things that made this story so compelling, taking the path of least resistance while leaving out some of the most influential people involved. Variety Jones is MIA…who highly influenced everything from the hit on Green to the expansion of the site.This movie is missing damn near all of the things that made this story so compelling, taking the path of least resistance while leaving out some of the most influential people involved. Variety Jones is MIA…who highly influenced everything from the hit on Green to the expansion of the site. Ross’s travels to lay low are gone, even how he started everything from a dingy rented room growing mushrooms to get a small start on the drug inventory. Go read American Kingpin, and if reading is not your thing wait for something better to come out. People eat true crime up now days so you know it’s coming.… Expand

0 of 0 users found this helpful00

SEE ALL 6 REVIEWS