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The Social Network

2010 2 h 1 min Drama · Biography

A sharp, dialogue-driven drama about the contested origins of Facebook, where a brilliant idea becomes a battleground for friendship, money, and ownership.

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About the film

You don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies.

What it’s about

In 2003, Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg is dumped by his girlfriend. Angry and drunk, he creates a website that rates female students' attractiveness, using photos hacked from university databases. The site's popularity brings him to the attention of other students, including the Winklevoss twins. Mark develops his own social network with his friend Eduardo Saverin. As the platform explodes, Mark faces lawsuits from former collaborators over the idea's ownership and the company's direction.

What hooks you

David Fincher directs Aaron Sorkin's screenplay, based on Ben Mezrich's book. The film won three Oscars and four Golden Globes. Jesse Eisenberg plays Mark Zuckerberg, Andrew Garfield plays Eduardo Saverin, and Justin Timberlake plays Sean Parker. Armie Hammer plays the Winklevoss twins through visual effects.

Who it’s for

It suits viewers who enjoy sharp, fast-paced dialogue and stories about ambition, betrayal, and the high cost of success. It will also appeal to those interested in the origins of modern technology and the ethical dilemmas of innovation.

In collections
Celebrity Stories Biographical Movies Award-Winning Movies Inspirational Movies Stories About Life The Social Network Collection 2
Technical details
Country
United States
Year
2010
Genres
Drama, Biography
Running time
2h 1min
Age rating
12+
MPAA
PG-13
World premiere
Sep 24, 2010
Budget$50,000,000
Box office (world)$224,920,315

×4.5box office to budget

Ratings

MOVIE․ONE · 458 votes
8.0 /10
IMDb
7.8815,000
Kinopoisk
7.7395,206
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Creative team

All 10
Director David Fincher
Starring
  1. 01 Jesse Eisenberg Mark Zuckerberg
  2. 02 Andrew Garfield Eduardo Saverin
  3. 03 Justin Timberlake Sean Parker
  4. 04 Armie Hammer Cameron Winklevoss / Tyler Winklevoss
  5. 05 Max Minghella Divya Narendra
  6. 06 Rashida Jones Marylin Delpy
  7. 07 Brenda Song Christy
  8. 08 Rooney Mara Erica Albright
  9. 09 Josh Pence Tyler Winklevoss (Body Double)

Trivia

All facts 10
  1. At the end of the film, we are told that Facebook has 500 million members in 207 countries. At the time of the film's release, the network was used in 196 countries.
  2. Aaron Sorkin's screenplay was based on Ben Mezrich's book «The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal» (2009). Mezrich's book did not claim to accurately recount the circumstances of the creation of the famous social network. Although his works are presented as nonfiction, the dialogues in them are invented, and several real people may correspond to a single character. The author has repeatedly faced accusations of fictionalizing real events, so he prefaced the book about Facebook with a 285-word note stating that the chronology, details, and dialogues do not always correspond to reality.
  3. None of the Facebook employees agreed to take part in the film.
  4. Shia LaBeouf, Michael Cera, and Andrew Garfield were initially considered for the role of Mark Zuckerberg.
  5. In the final frames of the film, a command prompt window is visible on Mark Zuckerberg's laptop, and it can be seen that he was "pinging" localhost, i.e., himself.
  6. The opening scene featuring Jesse Eisenberg and Rooney Mara took up 8 pages of the script, and it took 99 takes to shoot it.

Awards and nominations

11 wins 17 nominations

All
  1. 3 wins Academy Awards 2011 · 5 nominations
  2. 4 wins Golden Globe Awards 2011 · 2 nominations
  3. 3 wins BAFTA Awards 2011 · 3 nominations
  4. 1 win Cesar Awards 2011
Top wins
  1. Best soundtrack Academy Awards · 2011
  2. Best editing Academy Awards · 2011
  3. Best Adapted Screenplay Aaron Sorkin Academy Awards · 2011
  4. Best Director David Fincher Golden Globe Awards · 2011
  5. Best Screenplay Aaron Sorkin Golden Globe Awards · 2011
  6. Best soundtrack Golden Globe Awards · 2011

Also nominated MTV Movie & TV Awards4 Screen Actors Guild Awards2 Georges Awards1

Franchise

2
  1. 2010
    The Social Network You are here
  2. 2026 The Social Reckoning Sequel

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