the COVID-19 pandemic. In December 2020, Lionsgate acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film, and set it for a February 19, 2021, release. Reception Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 52% approval rating based on 64 reviews, with an average rating of 5.60/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Silk Road draws intriguing parallels between its oppositional main characters, but doesn't do quite enough to develop the story surrounding them." According to Metacritic, which sampled 11 critics and calculated a weighted average score of 41 out of 100, the film received "mixed or average reviews". See also Deep Web (film) Ross Ulbricht References External links 2021 thriller drama films 2021 crime drama films American crime drama films American crime thriller films American thriller drama films Films about the Drug Enforcement Administration Films about the Federal Bureau of Investigation Films about cryptocurrencies Films about cybercrime Films about e-commerce Films about the illegal drug trade Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic Films set in 2010 Films set in 2012 Films set in 2013 Films set in Austin, Texas Films set in Baltimore Films set in New York (state) Films set in Salt Lake City Films set in San Francisco Films set in Sydney Films set in Utah Films shot in New Mexico Organized crime films based on actual events Biographical films about drug traffickers Films based on newspaper and magazine articles Darknet markets 2021 crime thriller films 2020s English-language films 2020s American films