The Circle
2017 ‧ Science fiction film/Drama film ‧ 1h 50m
- 5.6/10 IMDb
- 1.5/4 Roger Ebert
- 60% Google users
Mae Holland (Emma Watson) seizes the opportunity of a lifetime when she lands a job with the world’s most powerful technology and social media company. Encouraged by the company’s founder (Tom Hanks), Mae joins a groundbreaking experiment that pushes the boundaries of privacy, ethics and personal freedom. Her participation in the experiment, and every decision she makes soon starts to affect the lives and futures of her friends, family and that of humanity.
- Rating: PG-13 (for a sexual situation, brief strong language and some thematic elements including drug use)
- Genre: Drama, Mystery & Suspense
- Directed By: James Ponsoldt
- Written By: James Ponsoldt, Dave Eggers
- In Theaters: April 28, 2017 (USA)
- Studio: EuropaCorp / STXfilms
See Emma Watson and Tom Hanks in the provocative new thriller THE CIRCLE
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Be careful who you trust.
The only thing he can’t control is her.
He created it, but good ideas are dangerous in the wrong hands.
The Circle is a gripping modern thriller starring Emma Watson (“Harry Potter”), Tom Hanks (“Sully”) and John Boyega (“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”). When Mae (Emma Watson) is hired to work for the world’s largest and most powerful tech & social media company, she sees it as an opportunity of a lifetime. As she rises through the ranks, she is encouraged by the company’s founder, Eamon Bailey (Tom Hanks), to engage in a groundbreaking experiment that pushes the boundaries of privacy, ethics and ultimately her personal freedom. Her participation in the experiment, and every decision she makes begin to affect the lives and future of her friends, family and that of humanity.
‘The Circle’ imagines a world of deadly social media
“The Circle,” based on Dave Eggers’ acclaimed 2013 novel, is the latest film to portray the “evils” of giant tech corporations. Emma Watson stars as Mae, a recent college graduate who lands a job at the a high tech company called The Circle.
Part Google, part Apple and part Facebook, The Circle quickly becomes Mae’s home as she rises through the ranks and is swallowed up in the company’s groupthink. Co-founder Eamon Bailey (Tom Hanks, phoning it in from his first line) reveals new technological advancements each week, including invisible cameras that can be placed anywhere and an algorithm that can find anyone, anywhere. Why? Because, as Eamon wills Mae to believe, “secrets are lies.” Meanwhile, Mae’s childhood friend Mercer (Ellar Coltrane) grows distrustful of her reliance on the digital world, and a mysterious “Circler” (John Boyega) expresses resistance to the company’s goals.
‘The Circle’ takes anti-tech paranoia to ludicrous heights
As a book, David Eggers’ The Circle was a flimsy attack against modern technology culture with occasional bits of insight. As a film, though, it’s so disjointed, ridiculous and dull that even Tom Hanks can’t save it. Sure, it didn’t really have much of … Engadget
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Critics Consensus: The Circleassembles an impressive cast, but this digitally driven thriller spins aimlessly in its half-hearted exploration of timely themes.
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