The YouTube Effect

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The YouTube Effect
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Poster
Directed byAlex Winter
Written byAlex Winter
Produced by Gale Anne Hurd
Glen Zipper
Distributed by Drafthouse Films
Release date
  • June 11, 2022 (2022-06-11)(Tribeca)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The YouTube Effect is a 2022 American documentary film about YouTube. [1] It was written and directed by Alex Winter. [2]

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Participants

Release

The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 11, 2022. [3] In May 2023, it was announced that Drafthouse Films acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film, which was released via the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema on July 7, 2023; then it was released nationwide on July 14, 2023. [4]

Reception

The film has an 85% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 20 reviews. [5] Jason Delgado of Film Threat scored the film a 7 out of 10. [6] Olly Richards of Empire awarded the film three stars out of five. [7] Richard Whittaker of The Austin Chronicle also awarded the film three stars out of five. [8]

William Bibbiani of TheWrap gave the film a positive review and wrote that it "may be a catalog of very recent history, but it serves the valuable function of connecting the many, seemingly randomly assorted dots into a clear narrative picture." [9]

References

  1. ↑ Carey, Matthew (July 7, 2023). "Alex Winter's 'The YouTube Effect' Pairs With Short Film On Court Watching Movement For Cinematic Double Header". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  2. ↑ Lang, Brent (July 24, 2023). "Alex Winter's 'The YouTube Effect' Takes a Tough Look at Everyone's Favorite Cat-Video Platform". Variety. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  3. ↑ Romanchick, Shane (April 20, 2022). "'The Youtube Effect' Teaser: Alex Winter's Documentary Examines Radicalization and Misinformation". Collider. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  4. ↑ Lang, Brent (May 15, 2023). "Drafthouse Films Buys 'Mister Organ,' 'The YouTube Effect,' 'Everyone Will Burn' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  5. ↑ "The YouTube Effect". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  6. ↑ Delgado, Jason (June 18, 2022). "The YouTube Effect". Film Threat. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  7. ↑ Richards, Olly (August 11, 2023). "The YouTube Effect Review". Empire. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  8. ↑ Whittaker, Richard (July 14, 2023). "The YouTube Effect". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  9. ↑ Bibbiani, William (June 11, 2022). "'The YouTube Effect' Film Review: Alex Winter Traces the History of the Ubiquitous Website". TheWrap. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
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