The Internet's Own Boy

2014 • 104 minutes

About this movie

A dynamic and tragic portrait of the life of Reddit co-founder and computer prodigy Aaron Swartz, a champion of open access who grew up to lead the internet community into a new age of data sharing and free speech.

Ratings and reviews

I can't stress enough how important it is for this story is to be told, and it's warnings heeded. This isn't a happy-go-lucky documentary about the amazing journey of a person (Go watch Tim's Vermeer for that), it's a dark, horrifyingly tragic story of one of the most brilliant and potentially influential people of my generation. And he was pushed to suicide by those who fear change and have a vested financial interest in keeping the old world. Please watch, share, and support Aaron's Law.

This is a great documentary that introduces you into the world of hackers and the people trying to silence them. I would definitely have given this documentary 5 stars if they had dug deeper into the actual death of Aaron Swartz and the controversy surrounding it. Other then that it covered the topic very well.

If you're even remotely interested in the issues facing our digital world and how we can fight back against the powerful interests who seek to control it, you will love this movie! Aaron was taken from the fight too soon but he left a legacy of inspiration in which we can all find strength.