About

On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg 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 as a small site among friends soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the...

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Directed by

David Fincher

Written by

Aaron Sorkin (Screenplay)
Ben Mezrich (Novel)

Runtime

121 minutes

Country

United States of America

Language

English

Tagline

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

Cast

Keywords

based on novel or book twins based on a true story arrogance hacker hacking social media frat party creator social network harvard university entrepreneur intellectual property facebook deposition young entrepreneur boat racing

Photos

Lists

#34 on The 21st Century Most Acclaimed Films They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?

#3 on The 50 best films of the decade so far The Dissolve

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Steven Jay Schneider

#27 on The 21st Century’s 100 greatest films BBC

Awards

Oscar for Best Achievement in Film Editing Kirk Baxter

Oscar for Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score Trent Reznor Atticus Ross

Oscar for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Oscar nomination for Best Achievement in Cinematography Jeff Cronenweth