The Social Network (2010)

Synopsis of The Social Network

Director David Fincher (Fight Club, Seven) teams with screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing) to explore the meaning of success in the early 21st century from the perspectives of the technological innovators who revolutionized the way we all communicate. The year was 2003. As prohibitively expensive technology became affordable to the masses and the Internet made it easy to stay in touch with people who were halfway across the world, Harvard undergrad and computer programming wizard Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) launched a website with the potential to alter the very fabric of our society. At the time, Zuckerberg was just six years away from making his first million. But his hearty payday would come at a high price, because despite all of Zuckerberg's wealth and success, his personal life began to suffer as he became mired in legal disputes, and discovered that many of the 500 million people he had friended during his rise to the top were eager to see him fall. Chief among that growing list of detractors was Zuckerberg's former college friend Eduardo Saverin (Andrew Garfield), whose generous financial contributions to Facebook served as the seed that helped the company to sprout. And some might argue that Zuckerberg's bold venture wouldn't have evolved into the cultural juggernaut that it ultimately became had Napster founder Sean Parker (Justin Timberlake) not spread the word about Facebook to the venture capitalists from Silicon Valley. Meanwhile, the Winklevoss twins (Armie Hammer and Josh Pence) engage Zuckerberg in a fierce courtroom battle for ownership of Facebook that left many suspecting the young entrepreneur might have let his greed eclipse his better judgment. The Social Network was based on the book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Theatrical Feature Running Time:

120 mins

Director(s):

David Fincher

Writer(s):

Aaron Sorkin

Producer(s):

Scott Rudin, Michael De Luca, Dana Brunetti

Theatrical MPAA Rating:

PG13(Profanity, Drug Content, Sexual Situations, Alcohol Consumption)

Categories:

Drama

• 2010 - Austin Film Critics - Best Adapted Screenplay
• 2010 - Austin Film Critics - Top Ten Film
• 2010 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Editing
• 2010 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Editing
• 2010 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Adapted Screenplay
• 2010 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Director
• 2010 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Screenplay
• 2010 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Picture - Drama
• 2010 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Original Score
• 2010 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Director
• 2010 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Original Score
• 2010 - L.A. Film Critics Association - Best Screenplay
• 2010 - L.A. Film Critics Association - Best Score
• 2010 - L.A. Film Critics Association - Best Score
• 2010 - L.A. Film Critics Association - Best Director
• 2010 - L.A. Film Critics Association - Best Picture
• 2010 - National Board of Review - Best Actor
• 2010 - National Board of Review - Best Picture
• 2010 - National Board of Review - Best Director
• 2010 - National Board of Review - Best Adapted Screenplay
• 2010 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Picture
• 2010 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Screenplay
• 2010 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Director
• 2010 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Actor
• 2010 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Director
• 2010 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Picture
• 2010 - Writers Guild of America - Best Adapted Screenplay

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