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The Net

  • 19951995
  • PGPG
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
67K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,379
1,330
The Net (1995)
Theatrical Trailer from Columbia Tristar
Play trailer2:20
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ActionCrimeDrama
A computer programmer stumbles upon a conspiracy, putting her life and the lives of those around her in great danger.A computer programmer stumbles upon a conspiracy, putting her life and the lives of those around her in great danger.A computer programmer stumbles upon a conspiracy, putting her life and the lives of those around her in great danger.
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
67K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,379
1,330
  • Director
    • Irwin Winkler
  • Writers
    • John Brancato
    • Michael Ferris
  • Stars
    • Sandra Bullock
    • Jeremy Northam
    • Dennis Miller
Top credits
  • Director
    • Irwin Winkler
  • Writers
    • John Brancato
    • Michael Ferris
  • Stars
    • Sandra Bullock
    • Jeremy Northam
    • Dennis Miller
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 227User reviews
    • 68Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins

    Videos1

    The Net
    Trailer 2:20
    The Net

    Photos87

    Jeremy Northam in The Net (1995)
    Sandra Bullock in The Net (1995)
    Sandra Bullock and Jeremy Northam in The Net (1995)
    Diane Baker in The Net (1995)
    Sandra Bullock, Vaughn Armstrong, and Wren T. Brown in The Net (1995)
    Sandra Bullock in The Net (1995)
    Sandra Bullock and Jeremy Northam in The Net (1995)
    Sandra Bullock and Jeremy Northam in The Net (1995)
    Sandra Bullock in The Net (1995)
    Sandra Bullock in The Net (1995)
    Sandra Bullock in The Net (1995)
    Dennis Miller in The Net (1995)

    Top cast

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    Sandra Bullock
    Sandra Bullock
    • Angela Bennett
    Jeremy Northam
    Jeremy Northam
    • Jack Devlin
    Dennis Miller
    Dennis Miller
    • Dr. Alan Champion
    Diane Baker
    Diane Baker
    • Mrs. Bennett
    Wendy Gazelle
    • Imposter
    Ken Howard
    Ken Howard
    • Bergstrom
    Ray McKinnon
    Ray McKinnon
    • Dale
    Daniel Schorr
    Daniel Schorr
    • WNN Anchor
    L. Scott Caldwell
    L. Scott Caldwell
    • Public Defender
    Robert Gossett
    Robert Gossett
    • Ben Phillips
    Kristina Krofft
    • Nurse #1
    Juan Garcia
    • Resort Desk Clerk
    • (as Juan García)
    Tony Perez
    Tony Perez
    • Mexican Doctor
    Margo Winkler
    Margo Winkler
    • Mrs. Raines
    Gene Kirkwood
    • Stan Whiteman
    Christopher Darga
    Christopher Darga
    • Cop
    Charles Winkler
    • Cop
    Julia Pearlstein
    • Nurse #2
    • Director
      • Irwin Winkler
    • Writers
      • John Brancato
      • Michael Ferris
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      When Jack (Jeremy Northam) wraps his handkerchief around Angela's (Sandra Bullock's) bare midriff, it borrows directly from the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Notorious (1946), wherein Cary Grant does the same thing to Ingrid Bergman, cautioning her that without it, she might catch cold.
    • Goofs
      When searching for Praetorian, Angela searches for the owner of IP address: 24.75.345.200 This address would be impossible on the Internet because no subnet address can be greater than 255. This has been reported as a goof, but it was surely deliberate by the filmmakers. It would be very poor practice to show a genuine, usable IP address, because the present or future owner of that address would undoubtedly be subject to massive flooding, ranging from spam to actual malicious hacking attempts. This writer noted the same fact at "Swordfish" in the Trivia section, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0244244/trivia.
    • Quotes

      Angela: Just think about it. Our whole world is sitting there on a computer. It's in the computer, everything: your, your DMV records, your, your social security, your credit cards, your medical records. It's all right there. Everyone is stored in there. It's like this little electronic shadow on each and everyone of us, just, just begging for someone to screw with, and you know what? They've done it to me, and you know what? They're gonna do it to you.

    • Connections
      Edited into Twizzlers: The Movie (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      A Whiter Shade of Pale
      Written by Keith Reid, Gary Brooker and Matthew Fisher (uncredited)

      Performed by Annie Lennox

      Courtesy of BMG Records (UK) Ltd./Arista Records, Inc.

    User reviews227

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    Not to be taken internally or seriously...
    In the dim, dead, dark days preceding my ownership of a PC, I was rather intrigued with the movie. Very Hitchcockian in its tone, and kind of a David-beats-Goliath theme that every one can relate to (Apple vs. Microsoft, employee vs. boss, ad infinitum). Seven years hence...I realize that many of the governmental entities supposedly "hacked" were, at the time of this movie, utilizing systems built when leisure suits were still the rage--and IBM was lord and master of the computer domain. Granted, hackers can be considered a real and acknowledged threat, but we should take this movie for what it is...Just some passably good entertainment and not too representative of R/T (Real Time for all you Netsurfing newbies). However, the plot remains fundamentally sound, and not too taxing on the mind.

    Sandra Bullock gave a reasonably credible performance as programmer/support tech/consultant Angela Bennett. I realize that sex appeal fuels Hollywood, and it IS possible to have beauty and brains. But the story seems to have some fundamental flaws. What are the odds that NO one would know who you really were...It's impossible to think that we really have become the so-called "ghosts in the machine". As long as we have receipts, hard copies,friends and loved ones, we won't be caught in "The Net."

    Some good performances by the smooth but irreverent Dennis Miller, and by the suave but deadly Jeremy Northam make for a movie worth watching when there's nothing better on the boob tube...Or if you're a closet geek like yours truly, you call friends and laugh about all the inaccuracies.
    helpful•19
    13
    • thermoj
    • Jul 1, 2002

    FAQ7

    • Why did they delete her identity? Why go through all that trouble?
    • Didn't Angela's temporary visa have her real address on it?
    • Who was the man at the beginning that killed himself?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 28, 1995 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Accès: Interdit
    • Filming locations
      • 1200 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Winkler Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $22,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $50,727,965
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,037,745
      • Jul 30, 1995
    • Gross worldwide
      • $110,627,965
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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