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The Circle

  • 20172017
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
92K
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POPULARITY
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Tom Hanks and Emma Watson in The Circle (2017)
As she rises through the ranks of the world's largest tech and social media company, The Circle, Mae is encouraged by company founder Eamon Bailey to live her life with complete transparency. But no one is really safe when everyone is watching.
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A woman lands a dream job at a powerful tech company called the Circle, only to uncover an agenda that will affect the lives of all of humanity.A woman lands a dream job at a powerful tech company called the Circle, only to uncover an agenda that will affect the lives of all of humanity.A woman lands a dream job at a powerful tech company called the Circle, only to uncover an agenda that will affect the lives of all of humanity.
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
92K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,641
402
  • Director
    • James Ponsoldt
  • Writers
    • James Ponsoldt(screenplay by)
    • Dave Eggers(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Emma Watson
    • Tom Hanks
    • John Boyega
Top credits
  • Director
    • James Ponsoldt
  • Writers
    • James Ponsoldt(screenplay by)
    • Dave Eggers(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Emma Watson
    • Tom Hanks
    • John Boyega
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 626User reviews
    • 256Critic reviews
    • 43Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination

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    Photos191

    John Boyega in The Circle (2017)
    Emma Watson in The Circle (2017)
    Emma Watson and Karen Gillan in The Circle (2017)
    Emma Watson and John Boyega in The Circle (2017)
    Tom Hanks in The Circle (2017)
    Tom Hanks and Patton Oswalt in The Circle (2017)
    Emma Watson in The Circle (2017)
    Tom Hanks, Patton Oswalt, and Emma Watson in The Circle (2017)
    Emma Watson in The Circle (2017)
    Tom Hanks, Jacob McAuliffe, Natalie Stephany Aguilar, Zameer Hassim, Morgan Cohen, Shandel Love, Steven Adkins, Dez Mabunga, Shaylin Broady, Lori Crow, and Reverend John Atom in The Circle (2017)
    Tom Hanks in The Circle (2017)
    Tom Hanks in The Circle (2017)

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    Emma Watson
    Emma Watson
    • Maeas Mae
    Tom Hanks
    Tom Hanks
    • Baileyas Bailey
    John Boyega
    John Boyega
    • Tyas Ty
    Ellar Coltrane
    Ellar Coltrane
    • Merceras Mercer
    Glenne Headly
    Glenne Headly
    • Bonnieas Bonnie
    Bill Paxton
    Bill Paxton
    • Vinnieas Vinnie
    Karen Gillan
    Karen Gillan
    • Annieas Annie
    Beck
    Beck
    • Beckas Beck
    Nate Corddry
    Nate Corddry
    • Danas Dan
    Mamoudou Athie
    Mamoudou Athie
    • Jaredas Jared
    Roger Joseph Manning Jr.
    • Beck Bandmateas Beck Bandmate
    Joey Waronker
    • Beck Bandmateas Beck Bandmate
    Michael Shuman
    Michael Shuman
    • Beck Bandmateas Beck Bandmate
    Nick Valensi
    • Beck Bandmateas Beck Bandmate
    • (as Nicholas Valensi)
    Regina Saldivar
    Regina Saldivar
    • Partieras Partier
    Katie Costick
    • Partieras Partier
    Julian von Nagel
    Julian von Nagel
    • Julianas Julian
    • (as Julian Von Nagel)
    Amie McCarthy Winn
    Amie McCarthy Winn
    • Marionas Marion
    • (as Amie McCarthy-Winn)
    • Director
      • James Ponsoldt
    • Writers
      • James Ponsoldt(screenplay by)
      • Dave Eggers(screenplay by) (based on the novel by)
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    • Trivia
      Bill Paxton and Glenne Headly, who played the parents of Mae, would both pass away the year of the film's release. Paxton died two months prior to the film's release on February 25 due to complications from heart surgery, and Headly died of a pulmonary embolism less than two months after the film's release on June 8.
    • Goofs
      When Mercer is being chased by the drone, there is a camera attached to both the driver and passenger window but in one shot on the bridge the driver-side window is rolled down.
    • Quotes

      [from trailer]

      Eamon Bailey: Knowing is good, but knowing everything is better.

    • Crazy credits
      A dedication to Bill Paxton at the closing credits which reads: "For Bill".
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: John Oliver/Patton Oswalt/Tonight Showbotics/James Arthur (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Metal Guru
      Written by Marc Bolan

      Performed by T. Rex

      Courtesy of Spirit Music Group o/b/o Spirit Services Holdings, S.A.R.L.

    User reviews626

    Review
    Top review
    A Techno Thriller Adapted from Novel
    Well, it was a bit of interesting to see this movie. I was thinking that it would be a total thriller from beginning till end. However, it turned out that the movie was more drama than thriller. It was categorized as techno-thriller which I think was a term used to describe a movie where the thriller was more on technology side.

    Unfortunately, I found that the movie was not having a lot of thrill.

    There was no mystery that was very intriguing to find out. There was brief moment of suspense before the end, but that was it.

    The premise of the movie itself was actually very promising. We were put under the impression in the beginning that it would be a very interesting dark mysterious story, but till the very end, it was not that mysterious. I understand that the movie was adapted from a novel titled the same written by Dave Eggers. Based on the very brief synopsis of the novel, I think that the movie would have been better had it been honoring the storyline from the novel as it seemed to be more interesting (the novel itself was having better review than the movie).

    In term of the characters, I felt that Tom Hanks portrayal of a boss to this very large corporation was very good in the beginning, but not really good at the end. While Emma Watson fresh from her last blockbuster hit Beauty and the Beast was surprisingly good in hiding her British accent. This was also the last movie that Bill Paxton played in. His portrayal of a person having the illness was spot on and made us feel sorry for him. Another one that I think quite stood out was the characters of Annie and Mercer, while the rest did not really gave impressions.

    Anyway, I think the idea of the story was quite good and up to date and supposed to make us re-think about the privacy issue in social media.

    So it was rather sad to see the movie did not provide a real spark, apart from the brief part towards the end of it. I cannot say that I totally enjoyed the movie, but neither can I say it was a really bad movie. It was just average for me. If you are looking for some smart techno thriller movie with lots of suspense and thrills plus mysteries, then I think this movie did not really up to that level yet. But if you want to see something different, or maybe want to see Tom Hanks & Emma Watson in the same screen together, I guess you could try and see this one. The choice is yours.
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    • MichaelNontonMulu
    • May 3, 2017

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 28, 2017 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Arab Emirates
      • United States
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Instagram
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Melinda's Song
    • Filming locations
      • Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • 1978 Films
      • EuropaCorp
      • Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $18,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $20,497,844
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,034,148
      • Apr 30, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $40,656,399
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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