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The Social Network

  • 20102010
  • PGPG
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
662K
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  • Cast & crew
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Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network (2010)
A story about the founders of the social-networking website, Facebook.
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BiographyDrama

As Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea, and by the co-founder who ... Read allAs Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea, and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business.As Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea, and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business.

IMDb RATING
7.7/10
662K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
531
67
  • Director
    • David Fincher
  • Writers
    • Aaron Sorkin(screenplay)
    • Ben Mezrich(book "The Accidental Billionaires")
  • Stars
    • Jesse Eisenberg
    • Andrew Garfield
    • Justin Timberlake
Top credits
  • Director
    • David Fincher
  • Writers
    • Aaron Sorkin(screenplay)
    • Ben Mezrich(book "The Accidental Billionaires")
  • Stars
    • Jesse Eisenberg
    • Andrew Garfield
    • Justin Timberlake
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 981User reviews
    • 439Critic reviews
    • 95Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 3 Oscars
      • 172 wins & 186 nominations total

    Videos19

    The Social Network: Trailer #1
    Trailer 2:31
    The Social Network: Trailer #1
    The Social Network: Teaser Trailer #2
    Trailer 1:11
    The Social Network: Teaser Trailer #2
    The Social Network: Teaser Trailer #1
    Trailer 1:11
    The Social Network: Teaser Trailer #1
    The Social Network - International Teaser
    Trailer 1:05
    The Social Network - International Teaser
    The Social Network
    Trailer 2:24
    The Social Network
    A Guide to the Films of David Fincher
    Clip 1:59
    A Guide to the Films of David Fincher
    A Guide to the Work of Aaron Sorkin
    Clip 5:24
    A Guide to the Work of Aaron Sorkin
    'The Social Network' | Anniversary Mashup
    Clip 1:22
    'The Social Network' | Anniversary Mashup
    The Social Network Behind The Scenes Documentary: Part Two - Boston
    Featurette 29:21
    The Social Network Behind The Scenes Documentary: Part Two - Boston
    The Social Network Behind The Scenes Documentary: Part Four - The Lot
    Featurette 30:03
    The Social Network Behind The Scenes Documentary: Part Four - The Lot
    The Social Network Behind The Scenes Documentary: Part Three - Los Angeles
    Featurette 26:01
    The Social Network Behind The Scenes Documentary: Part Three - Los Angeles
    The Social Network Behind The Scenes Documentary: Part One - Commencement
    Featurette 7:52
    The Social Network Behind The Scenes Documentary: Part One - Commencement

    Photos295

    Max Minghella and Armie Hammer in The Social Network (2010)
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    Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network (2010)
    David Fincher in The Social Network (2010)
    Joseph Mazzello, Justin Timberlake, Christopher Khai, and Kyle Fain in The Social Network (2010)
    Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield in The Social Network (2010)
    Justin Timberlake in The Social Network (2010)
    Max Minghella in The Social Network (2010)
    Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network (2010)
    Aaron Sorkin in The Social Network (2010)
    Andrew Garfield in The Social Network (2010)
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    Top cast

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    Jesse Eisenberg
    Jesse Eisenberg
    • Mark Zuckerbergas Mark Zuckerberg
    Andrew Garfield
    Andrew Garfield
    • Eduardo Saverinas Eduardo Saverin
    Justin Timberlake
    Justin Timberlake
    • Sean Parkeras Sean Parker
    Rooney Mara
    Rooney Mara
    • Erica Albrightas Erica Albright
    Bryan Barter
    • Billy Olsonas Billy Olson
    Dustin Fitzsimons
    Dustin Fitzsimons
    • Phoenix Club Presidentas Phoenix Club President
    Joseph Mazzello
    Joseph Mazzello
    • Dustin Moskovitzas Dustin Moskovitz
    Patrick Mapel
    • Chris Hughesas Chris Hughes
    Toby Meuli
    Toby Meuli
    • Phoenix Member Playing Facemashas Phoenix Member Playing Facemash
    Alecia Svensen
    Alecia Svensen
    • Girl at Phoenix Clubas Girl at Phoenix Club
    Jami Owen
    • Student Playing Facemashas Student Playing Facemash
    James Dastoli
    • Student Playing Facemashas Student Playing Facemash
    Robert Dastoli
    • Student Playing Facemashas Student Playing Facemash
    Scotty Crowe
    Scotty Crowe
    • Student Playing Facemashas Student Playing Facemash
    Jayk Gallagher
    Jayk Gallagher
    • Student Playing Facemashas Student Playing Facemash
    Marcella Lentz-Pope
    Marcella Lentz-Pope
    • Erica's Roommateas Erica's Roommate
    Trevor Wright
    Trevor Wright
    • B.U. Guy in Braas B.U. Guy in Bra
    Barry Livingston
    Barry Livingston
    • Mr. Coxas Mr. Cox
    • Director
      • David Fincher
    • Writers
      • Aaron Sorkin(screenplay)
      • Ben Mezrich(book "The Accidental Billionaires")
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history... but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications. —Columbia Pictures
    facebookintellectual propertyentrepreneuryoung entrepreneurhacker194 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • You don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies
    • Genres
      • Biography
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • PG
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      During one of the depositions, it is mentioned that the invention of Facebook made Mark Zuckerberg "the biggest thing on a campus that included nineteen Nobel Laureates, fifteen Pulitzer Prize winners, two future Olympians, and a movie star." One of the lawyers then asks, "Who was the movie star?" and the response is, "Does it matter?" This movie star was, in fact, Natalie Portman, who was enrolled at Harvard from 1999 to 2003 and helped screenwriter Aaron Sorkin by providing him insider information about goings-on at Harvard at the time Facebook first appeared there.
    • Goofs
      In the meeting Eduardo has with the lawyer to discuss the new stock options he is given the following breakdown on stock ownership: Eduardo 34.4%, Dustin 6.81%, Sean 6.47%, Mark 51% and Thiel 7%. These total up to 105.68%.
    • Quotes

      Gage: Mr. Zuckerberg, do I have your full attention?

      Mark Zuckerberg: [stares out the window] No.

      Gage: Do you think I deserve it?

      Mark Zuckerberg: [looks at Gage] What?

      Gage: Do you think I deserve your full attention?

      Mark Zuckerberg: I had to swear an oath before we began this deposition, and I don't want to perjure myself, so I have a legal obligation to say no.

      Gage: Okay - no. You don't think I deserve your attention.

      Mark Zuckerberg: I think if your clients want to sit on my shoulders and call themselves tall, they have the right to give it a try - but there's no requirement that I enjoy sitting here listening to people lie. You have part of my attention - you have the minimum amount. The rest of my attention is back at the offices of Facebook, where my colleagues and I are doing things that no one in this room, including and especially your clients, are intellectually or creatively capable of doing.

      [pauses]

      Mark Zuckerberg: Did I adequately answer your condescending question?

    • Connections
      Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Inception/Predators/The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Ball And Biscuit
      Written by Jack White (as Jack White III)

      Performed by The White Stripes

      Courtesy of Third Man Records

      and Courtesy of XL Recordings Ltd.

    User reviews981

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Nice movie about psychopathic facebook founder
    Fast paced and interesting, this movie tries too hard to portray Zuckenberg in a better light than he deserves. He was not a good coder. He was much more exploitative than movie suggest, as his later love affair with CIA and selling personal data of facebook users for nefarious purposes proved. This guy is far less charismatic than portrayed (and he isn't portrayed as particularly charismatic to begin with) and far more calculating, menacing and Machiavelian than described. The only thing the movie did show worse than it was was Zuckenberg incel situation. Zuckenberg was dating a Chinese golddigger/smartdigger/Harvarddigger the whole time and they got married.

    But despite being more positive towards its subject than they would warrant, the movie manages to capture part of the psychopathic nature of facebook and its founding. Artistic liberties were taken in order to humanize these monsters, to make us care and for plot not to be boring. In that it succeeded, but humanizing monsters like Zuckenberg or Hitttlerr is never a good idea in a movie. However, you at least get an idea about the depths of the cutthrooat depravity that was only confirmed by the fact that facebook abuses the trust of its sheeple all the time, and a movie is fun to watch, and deserves a praise even if it is an idealised/sanitized/overseksed version of the sorry reality this movie is based on, and as a movie is well worth a watch, but keep in mind the reality was much darker and more boring at the same time.
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    FAQ11

    • Is 'The Social Network' based on a book?
    • Why did Eduardo want to expand Facebook to Stanford?
    • Who is the "movie star" on campus?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 1, 2010 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Le réseau social
    • Filming locations
      • University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Relativity Media
      • Scott Rudin Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $40,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $96,962,694
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $22,445,653
      • Oct 3, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $224,920,375
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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