The Net

"Her driver's license. Her credit cards. Her bank accounts. Her identity. DELETED."

1995 1h 54m EN

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6.1

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44%

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IMDB

★6.1TMDB · 1,596🥫44%Rotten Tomatoes●51Metacritic★6IMDB · 79,240

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Synopsis

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Angela Bennett is a freelance computer systems analyst who tracks down software viruses. At night, she hooks up to the internet and chats to others 'surfing the net'. While de-bugging a new high-tech game for a cyber friend, she comes across a top secret program and becomes the target of a mysterious organization, who will stop at nothing to erase her identity and her existence in order to protect the project.

“Her driver's license. Her credit cards. Her bank accounts. Her identity. DELETED.”

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Cast

Sandra Bullock
Angela Bennett
Jeremy Northam
Jack Devlin
Dennis Miller
Alan Champion
Diane Baker
Mrs. Bennett
Wendy Gazelle
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Ken Howard
Bergstrom
Ray McKinnon
Dale
Daniel Schorr
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Irwin Winkler
Writers: John Brancato, Michael Ferris
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 5.0× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Irwin Winkler, shot by Jack N. Green. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Richard Halsey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Sandra Bullock and Jeremy Northam and Dennis Miller carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Irwin Winkler directs. Jack N. Green behind the camera. Mark Isham scores. Richard Halsey cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

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1Made its money back 5.0× over at the box office.
231 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
4Part of the "The Net Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Irwin Winkler, shot by Jack N. Green. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Mark Isham. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Richard Halsey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Sandra Bullock and Jeremy Northam and Dennis Miller carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Her driver's license. Her credit cards. Her bank accounts. Her identity. DELETED.".
10IMDB entry: tt0113957 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 29 themes, including "california", "assassin", "mexico", "computer program".

The technical file

Cinematography: Jack N. Green
Original score: Mark Isham
Editing: Richard Halsey
Production design: J. Dennis Washington
Makeup / hair: Pamela S. Westmore
VFX supervisor: David Drzewiecki
Sound: Rick Kline
Stunt coordinator: Buddy Van Horn
Runtime: 114 min · 1h 54m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $22,000,000
Box office: $110,627,965
Return: 503% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Net (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes: 44% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 51/100
IMDB rating: 6/10 · 79,240 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

2 wins total

Part of

The Net Collection

These two films explore the theme of technological threats. In the first, a systems analyst discovers a dangerous program and becomes a target of a high-tech organization attempting to erase her identity. The second film follows a young analyst in Istanbul who finds her identity stolen amidst a web of deceit. Both films highlight the dangers of technology, with the first explicitly portraying a high-tech organization's malicious actions and the second subtly presenting the threat through stolen identity. These narratives also delve into the ethical implications of technological advancements, urging viewers to reflect on the balance between innovation and ethics. The films present the paradox of technology as both a tool for progress and a source of chaos, inviting thoughtful consideration of its dual nature.

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Kamurai2020-11-14
★ 6/10
Good enough of a watch, might watch again, but can't honestly recommend. The biggest problem is just that the movie is dated. The entire movie is based off a fear mongering joke/concept that our lives are controlled by computers, which in 1995 wasn't really the case, but in 2020 is much more true in the way that the movie wants to say. What actually makes the movie is that the movie isn't centered on manipulating the information, but uses it as adversity that the protagonist can overcome. Essentially this comes down to a "average person" in a "spy movie" trope. I think puzzle fans will like this one as it is a lot of "If X and Y, then what do you do?". And we know Sandra Bullock doesn't shy away from a little action.

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