In 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programmer Mark Zuckerberg begins work on a new concept that eventually turns into the global social network known as Facebook. Six years later, Mark is one of the youngest billionaires ever, but his unprecedented success leads to both personal and legal complications when he ends up on the receiving end of two lawsuits, one involving his former friend.

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The Social Network (2010)

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

★ 7.4/10 October 1, 2010 121 min

Drama

Director: David Fincher  ·  Writer: Aaron Sorkin

In 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programmer Mark Zuckerberg begins work on a new concept that eventually turns into the global social network known as Facebook. Six years later, Mark is one of the youngest billionaires ever, but his unprecedented success leads to both personal and legal complications when he ends up on the receiving end of two lawsuits, one involving his former friend.

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Director

David Fincher David Fincher

Cast

Jesse Eisenberg Jesse Eisenberg Mark Zuckerberg Andrew Garfield Andrew Garfield Eduardo Saverin Armie Hammer Armie Hammer Cameron Winklevoss / Tyler Winklevoss Justin Timberlake Justin Timberlake Sean Parker Rooney Mara Rooney Mara Erica Albright Max Minghella Max Minghella Divya Narendra Brenda Song Brenda Song Christy Ling Josh Pence Josh Pence Tyler Winklevoss (Body Double) Rashida Jones Rashida Jones Marylin Delpy John Getz John Getz Sy David Selby David Selby Gage Denise Grayson Denise Grayson Gretchen

User Reviews (4)

Andres Gomez
Andres Gomez April 24, 2014
★ 7/10

Eisenberg was probably born for this role. The story is well threaded and you don't get bored until the end. A decent movie.

Manuel São Bento
Manuel São Bento November 24, 2020
★ 9/10

If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com Here we go with the fourth review of a David Fincher's film this week, in preparation for the upcoming Mank, directed by the same person who delivered phenomenal movies like Se7en, Fight Club, Zodiac, and more. Now, it's time for The Social Network, which premise can be summed up in "the story behind the creation of Facebook". Ten years have passed since its release, and the real Mark Zuckerberg already stated that most of the film is based on fictional events and conversations. Truth is, this movie was never marketed as a true story, but yes as an adaptation of Ben Mezrich's 2009 book The Accidental Billionaires. It's a film like any other, not a detailed account of whatever happened in real life. With that said, this is easily one of the best adapted screenplays of all-time. Aaron So…

beyondthecineramadome
beyondthecineramadome June 20, 2022
★ 10/10

Full review: https://www.tinakakadelis.com/beyond-the-cinerama-dome/2021/12/28/no-new-friends-the-social-network-review Perhaps no other website has altered the course of the 21st century like Facebook. Its launch in 2004 forever changed the way society talks about social media and connects with friends and strangers, and became the lightning rod of a multitude of controversies. Conspiracy theories, political propaganda, and mass surveillance became the norm. All of it a far cry from the basic “hot or not” site Facebook sprang from. _The Social Network_ takes the audience back to that fateful night at Harvard when a primitive version of Facebook was born in the dorm room of Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) and Eduardo Saverin (Andrew Garfield). Director David Fincher and writer Aaron Sorkin are a dream team in this film. Sorkin’s signature quick dialogue is a perfect match f…

CinemaSerf
CinemaSerf March 14, 2024
★ 7/10

You have to wonder whether Mark Zuckerberg would ever have liked this career defining portrayal by Jesse Eisenberg? His character comes across as an arrogant ass of a man who is prepared to chuck just about everyone under the bus in order to get his original concept of an inter-connected network that enables folk to chat with each other in real time online. He is fed the germ of the idea by the Winklevoss twins (Armie Hammer) and using $1,000 from his best (and only) pal Eduardo Saverin (Andrew Garfield) is soon well on the way to developing "Facebook". That comes to the attention of the savvier Sean Parker (Justin Timberlake) but it's pretty clear that he and Saverin are no match made in heaven. As the story progresses, the personalities are quite sensitively and intensely developed as ambition takes over and Zuckerberg finds himself more and more isolated. Eisenberg is really quite eff…