The Social Reckoning

"We're way past making friends."

2026 1h 52m EN

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★8.9TMDB · 10

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Synopsis

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Frances Haugen, a young Facebook engineer, enlists the help of Jeff Horwitz, a Wall Street Journal reporter, to go on a dangerous journey that ends up blowing the whistle on the social network's most guarded secrets.

“We're way past making friends.”

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Cast

Mikey Madison
Frances Haugen
Jeremy Strong
Mark Zuckerberg
Jeremy Allen White
Jeff Horwitz
Betty Gilpin
Kris
Wunmi Mosaku
Raya
Billy Magnussen
Teddy
Bill Burr
Charlie
Gbenga Akinnagbe

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Aaron Sorkin
Writers: Aaron Sorkin
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Social Network Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Aaron Sorkin, shot by Jeff Cronenweth. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alexandre Desplat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Mikey Madison and Jeremy Strong and Jeremy Allen White carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "We're way past making friends.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt37510326 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Aaron Sorkin directs. Jeff Cronenweth behind the camera. Alexandre Desplat scores. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
2Part of the "The Social Network Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Aaron Sorkin, shot by Jeff Cronenweth. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Alexandre Desplat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Mikey Madison and Jeremy Strong and Jeremy Allen White carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "We're way past making friends.".
7IMDB entry: tt37510326 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 13 themes, including "corruption", "court case", "based on true story", "sequel".
10Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jeff Cronenweth
Original score: Alexandre Desplat
Production design: Jon Hutman
Costume design: Susan Lyall
Makeup / hair: Zabrina Matiru
Sound: Julian Slater
Runtime: 112 min · 1h 52m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Social Reckoning (2026)

Part of

The Social Network Collection

The story of Facebook and its creators.

Also by

Aaron Sorkin

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Manuel São Bento2026-10-07
★ 9/10
Check out my full review @ https://movieswetextedabout.com/the-social-reckoning-movie-review-aaron-sorkin-turns-the-facebook-files-into-an-infuriating-essential-wake-up-call/ Rating: A THE SOCIAL RECKONING sits on the same pedestal as THE SOCIAL NETWORK for me, and here's an add-on to that already massively hot take: this one matters more! Aaron Sorkin turns the Facebook Files into an infuriating film about a company that knew exactly what it was doing. The free speech debate at its core refuses easy answers, and Sorkin's analogies hit hard. Some say it comes too late because all of this is public, but public isn't the same as known. Mikey Madison is excellent as a whistleblower driven by love, not spite. Jeremy Strong's Zuckerberg is a caricature I believed anyway. Sure, it looks like TV, but who cares when the story is this vital? I didn't know nearly enough going in, and I haven't stopped reading the articles since. It's one of the most riveting films I've seen this year, and I'm still angry about it.

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