Disconnect
2012 · Movie · R · 116 min · ★ 7.1 · 67% critics
A hard-working lawyer struggles to connect with his family while other people turn to the internet to cope with their problems. An estranged couple, a grieving ex-cop raising a cyber-bullied son, and an ambitious journalist chasing a career-making online encounter have lives that overlap in today’s wired world.
Also known as Disconnect. Reconnect.
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2013-04-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 67/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (1,221 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Disconnect if you want a tense, contemporary drama about how online choices affect real relationships and daily life; Not for you if you dislike multiple intertwining plotlines or want a fully satisfying ending, and it may feel heavier than Trust or Your Honor.
Pros: connected stories; strong acting; timely themes | Cons: abrupt feel; uneven focus; unfinished resolution
Themes
- high school
- suicide
- society
- technology
- relationship problems
- internet
- cell phone
- credit card fraud
- meeting on the internet
- social media
- chat room
- cyber bully
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Jason Bateman
as Rich Boyd
Hope Davis
as Lydia Boyd
Frank Grillo
as Mike Dixon
Michael Nyqvist
as Stephen Schumacher
Paula Patton
as Cindy Hull
Andrea Riseborough
as Nina Dunham
Alexander Skarsgård
as Derek Hull
Max Thieriot
as Kyle
Colin Ford
as Jason Dixon
Jonah Bobo
as Ben Boyd
Directed by Henry Alex Rubin