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- 2010
- PG-13
- 2 h
- 2010
- PG-13
- 2 h
Summary On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) 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 ...
Directed By: David Fincher
Written By: Aaron Sorkin, Ben Mezrich
- 2010
- PG-13
- 2 h
- 2010
- PG-13
- 2 h
The Social Network
8.2
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Summary On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) 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 ...
Directed By: David Fincher
Written By: Aaron Sorkin, Ben Mezrich
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 42 Critic Reviews
95
98% Positive
41 Reviews
41 Reviews
2% Mixed
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0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 42 Critic Reviews
95
98% Positive
41 Reviews
41 Reviews
2% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The result is a ripped-from-the-Zeitgeist film that is razor-sharp, an astute and funny portrait of the early 2000s, with all its LOL's, its IMO's and its WTF's. Mostly its WTF's.
A work deeper than its nickname, "The Facebook Movie," hints at - coils around your brain. Weeks after seeing it, moments from it will haunt you.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 2,277 User Ratings
8.2
87% Positive
1981 Ratings
1981 Ratings
8% Mixed
192 Ratings
192 Ratings
5% Negative
104 Ratings
104 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 2,277 User Ratings
8.2
87% Positive
1981 Ratings
1981 Ratings
8% Mixed
192 Ratings
192 Ratings
5% Negative
104 Ratings
104 Ratings
Wow just wow, even if the movie isn't accurate about what happened, and even if it is it cant change my opinion on how amazing the movie alone is. The screenplay acting storyline it was just perfect, a chef kiss if you will
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I heard a lot of promising things about The Social Network. And you know what, I agree with the positivity this film has received, for it is my idea of a modern classic. With an intriguing concept, it is for me one of the defining films I have seen recently, one of the best movies of 2010 and relevant in its themes of greed, betrayal, class tension, friendship and loyalty and concept.
Production-values-wise, The Social Network looks wonderful. The cinematography is incredibly skillful, and the editing is crisp. In fact, I'd sure The Social Network is director David Fincher's most stylish film since Se7en. I have heard a lot of mixed feelings on the score, while it is not my favourite of the year not like Toy Story 3, King's Speech and Inception, The Social Network's brooding, smooth and quite sexy score is very memorable and fits well with the film's occasionally quirky tone.
The Social Network is very well directed too. Fincher directs with an intensity and focus that makes The Social Network tied with Se7en as the best of his movies in my opinion. Another strong point is the screenplay which is very smart and sharp, while the story making the most of this intriguing concept is constantly snappy and engaging.
Also, all the characters are very well written and assembled, for me they are among the best-written characters in a Fincher movie. It also helps that the acting is as impeccable as it is. Jesse Eisenberg is very commanding as the titular character in a subtle sort of way, while Andrew Garfield also impresses as the "voice of reason" character. I was surprised in a good way by Justin Timberlake, while the weakest of the three leads, he does have a **** swagger here that he actually pulls off really well.
In conclusion, a wonderful film and one of the best of the year. 10/10 Bethany Cox
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David Fincher's film has the rare quality of being not only as smart as its brilliant hero, but in the same way. It is cocksure, impatient, cold, exciting and instinctively perceptive.
Brilliantly entertaining and emotionally wrenching.
With a thieves den of borderline-Shakespearian characters, a wickedly literate screenplay, potent direction by David Fincher, an exceptional ensemble cast and subject matter that speaks to a generation and well beyond, The Social Network is mesmerizing.
It has the staccato wit of a drawing-room comedy, the fatal flaw of a tragic romance and the buzzy immediacy of a front-page headline, all powered by a kinetic engine typically found in an action flick. And that's just the opening scene.
It's an entertainingly cynical small movie. Aaron Sorkin's dialogue tumbles out so fast it's as if the characters want their brains to keep pace with their processors; they talk like they keyboard, like Fincher directs, with no time for niceties.
It's well-directed and the cast does a good job but the pacing was fairly inconsistent and often times it felt like we were just watching the same scene over again but in a different setting. The editing of this film was far from perfect considering that it never really feels like we are watching linear plot but more like clips, bits and pieces of everyone's own recollection of events.
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Perhaps I would have liked this movie, if David Fincher allowed me to get immersed into the main character's journey through being something more. The first two acts of this movie are drawn out and excruciatingly slow paced.
Jesse Eisenberg plays Facebook creator Mark Zuckerbeg, who attends Harvard University and decides to create an innovative social networking site where people can easily stay in touch. Andrew Garfield plays his closest friend Edwardo who is promised to be in on the business, but their friendship is tested to the extreme as the success of Facebook grows.
I cannot help but feel the only reason this movie is so highly praised is because Facebook is the main subject matter. Anything Facebook related, many teenagers or young adults will flock to see and will find some form of interest in the subject.
The first two acts of the movie, like I said, was frustratingly slow paced, there is nothing of remote interest going on here. Eisenberg and co do fine in their performances (Eisenberg landed an Oscar nomination), but I just found too many of the film's main characters to be cold and unlikeable, unless that's how all Facebook users are...which at times is true.
I cannot think of any real reason as to why this is such a masterpiece of a film, David Fincher is an exceptional filmmaker and Aaron Sorkin is a talented screenwriter, but the film didn't need to drag for as long as it did for the main story to kick in.
There are some good things in this film, but not enough for me to say that it was worth it or a must-see.
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I really don't understand the popularity of this film. The directing is subpar, certainly one of the worst Fincher films. It's incredibly dark, even during the day. It's as if I'm watching the movie with dark-tinted sunglasses the entire time. The screenplay is undeniably Sorkin. Conversations drag on for extended periods of time, often losing track of their main focus. It's clear there was some sort of disconnect between Sorkin and the director because Fincher just can't keep up most of the time. The music is annoyingly painful most of the time. It does nothing new within the ambient genre, neglecting original performances for a neglectful, dark atmosphere. Like the film itself, it is overrated.
Acting wise, Jesse Eisenberg does a great job, but only because he's playing what he's good at: himself; the nervous, meticulous, obsessive, socially-awkward nerd who thinks academia is what's most important in life. Everyone else is so incredibly bland, I wouldn't be surprised if there was no effort involved whatsoever.
Concerning the subject, the general idea is correct, but the specifics are muddled. I'm sure Sorkin realized halfway through writing how uninteresting sitting in front of a computer and creating Facebook really is, so he focused on the only drama throughout the entire experience: lawsuits. Unfortunately, they're handled poorly in the film. I have to wonder if it isn't fact-based, then why exactly is it focused on Zuckerberg and Facebook? I've come to the conclusion it was decided to use a much more overly dramatic, fictionalized view of the events and center it on Facebook because it sells. And my does it sell.
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Production Company
Columbia Pictures,
Relativity Media,
Scott Rudin Productions,
Michael De Luca Productions,
Trigger Street Productions
Release Date Oct 1, 2010
Duration 2 h
Rating PG-13
Tagline You don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 3 Wins & 8 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 4 Wins & 6 Nominations
Awards Circuit Community Awards
• 8 Wins & 17 Nominations
