The Fifth Estate is a 2013 English-language Biography Drama film written by Daniel Domscheit-berg, David Leigh, Luke Harding and Josh Singer. The movie is directed by Bill Condon and produced by Steve Golin, Michael Sugar and Brad Dorros. A dramatic thriller based on real events that reveals the quest to expose the deceptions and corruptions of power that turned an Internet upstart into the 21st century's most fiercely debated organization. The fifth estate stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Br Hl, Anthony Mackie, David Thewlis, Alicia Vikander, Stanley Tucci and Ahmad Zarabi. The movie is based on Inside WikiLeaks by Daniel Domscheit-Berg WikiLeaks by David Leigh and Luke Harding. The music was composed by Carter Burwell. Cinematography was done by Tobias A. Schliessler and editing by Virginia Katz. The motion picture has a running time of 128 minutes. It was released on 11th October 2013. The Fifth Estate was made on a budget of $28 million and at the box office it grossed only $9 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Walt Disney Studios.