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Silk Road

Silk Road

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Silk Road

"A mastermind is a terrible thing to waste."

2021

1h 56m

6.2(232 votes)

Crime

Thriller

Overview

Philosophical twenty-something Ross Ulbricht creates Silk Road, a dark net website that sells drugs, while DEA agent Rick Bowden goes undercover to bring him down.

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Production Companies

High Frequency Entertainment

Lionsgate

Mutressa Movies

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Jason Clarke

Jason Clarke

Rick Bowden

Nick Robinson

Nick Robinson

Ross Ulbricht

Daniel David Stewart

Daniel David Stewart

Max

Alexandra Shipp

Alexandra Shipp

Julia

Paul Walter Hauser

Paul Walter Hauser

Curtis Clark Green

Jimmi Simpson

Jimmi Simpson

Chris Tarbell

Lexi Rabe

Lexi Rabe

Edie

Katie Aselton

Katie Aselton

Sandy

Will Ropp

Will Ropp

Shields

Jennifer Yun

Jennifer Yun

Kim Yum

Creative team

Directed by: Tiller Russell
Written by: Tiller Russell
Produced by: Stephen Gans
David Hyman

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