
The Social Network
2010 · Movie · PG-13 · 121 min · ★ 7.4 · 96% critics
In 2003, a Harvard student and programmer starts building a new concept that eventually becomes the global social network Facebook. Years later, he faces personal and legal troubles tied to two lawsuits connected to the idea’s origins and the people involved.
Based on The Accidental Billionaires
Also known as Le réseau social
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Details
- Years
- 2010
- Release date
- 2010-10-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Critic score
- 96/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (13,174 votes)
- Box office
- $224,927,749
- Budget
- $40,000,000
About
You’ll likely like this sharp, fast biographical drama about ambition and fallout if you enjoy Aaron Sorkin-style dialogue and David Fincher’s intensity; Not for you if you want a sympathetic hero, a softer tone, or a straightforward timeline.
Pros: razor-sharp dialogue; fast pacing; strong performances | Cons: unlikeable lead; subtle social commentary; some distracting subplots
Themes
- hacker
- based on novel or book
- boston, massachusetts
- ex-girlfriend
- harvard university
- narcissism
- based on true story
- hacking
- historical fiction
- twins
- double cross
- creator
- +17 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 2011
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2011
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2011
- Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award — Best Film · 2010
- BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century
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- César Award — Best Foreign Film
- National Board of Review Award — Best Film
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 2011 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2011 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 2011 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2011 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2011 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2011 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2011 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 2011 · nominated
Cast & crew

Jesse Eisenberg
as Mark Zuckerberg

Andrew Garfield
as Eduardo Saverin

Armie Hammer
as Cameron Winklevoss / Tyler Winklevoss

Justin Timberlake
as Sean Parker

Rooney Mara
as Erica Albright

Max Minghella
as Divya Narendra

Brenda Song
as Christy Ling

Josh Pence
as Tyler Winklevoss (Body Double)

Rashida Jones
as Marylin Delpy

John Getz
as Sy
Directed by David Fincher