What is Who Am I about?
Benjamin, a young German computer whiz, is invited to join a subversive hacker group that wants to be noticed on the world's stage.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
There is a twist, and that is all we are saying.
Who Am I (2014)
A reclusive computer genius finds belonging in a hacker group, but their climb to infamy is relentless.
Suspenseful and tense. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it is heavy.
Not on a US subscription service as of Oct 29, 2026.
Who Am I parents guide
There is no US rating to lean on, so here is what we tagged: some strong language.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- A couple
- One or two sudden jolts.
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- Mild
- Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.
Three questions
- Is Who Am I scary?
- Only a little. Who Am I has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Who Am I?
- No gore and some violence. Squeamish viewers are fine here.
Cast and crew
Directed byBaran bo Odar
StarringTom Schilling, Elyas M'Barek, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Antoine Monot Jr., Hannah Herzsprung, Trine Dyrholm
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