Why watch?

{"pl": "Scena, w której Mark i Eduardo siedzą na schodach przed domem Marka i on mówi do niego coś w rodzaju „ty mnie nie rozumiesz" — jest taka zimna i presyzyjna, że czujesz się niekomfortowo. Jesse Eisenberg gra ją jako faceta, który nie potrafi spojrzeć drugiemu w oczy, ale jednocześnie wie, że właśnie coś niszczy. David Fincher nakręcił to razem z Aaronem Sorkiniem, który pisał sam dialog, więc ludzie gadają bez przerwy, często mówiąc jednocześnie, i musisz być skupiony. To nie jest film o technologii — to polityk biurowy o mamonie i przyjaźni, która się rozpada.", "en": "There's this scene where Mark and Eduardo are sitting outside, and Mark basically tells his friend he's about to screw him over, and he does it in this completely detached, surgical way. Eisenberg plays it so you feel the cold precision of it, like watching someone dismantle a relationship without flinching. The whole movie is dialogue-heavy — Aaron Sorkin wrote it and people are constantly talking over each other and arguing — so you have to stay locked in. It's not really about Facebook at all. It's about money, egos, and what happens when you value something more than the people who helped you build it."}

Who is it for?

Watch this when you're in the mood for a smart drama about real people and their ambitions, with no explosions or superhero stuff involved. If you liked Steve Jobs or The Wolf of Wall Street, you'll recognize the same kind of story about driven people making bold moves. There's a lot of fast-paced dialogue that sometimes flies by, but no violence or anything graphic — totally fine to watch with anyone.

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The Social Network

2010 · 2h 1min7.416
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In 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programmer Mark Zuckerberg begins work on a new concept that eventually turns into the global social network known as Facebook. Six years later, Mark is one of the youngest billionaires ever, but his unprecedented success leads to both personal and legal complications when he ends up on the receiving end of two lawsuits, one involving his former friend.

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Mark Zuckerberg is a Harvard kid obsessed with code and girls, and one drunken night he hacks together a website to rank his classmates. It blows up across campus within hours, and suddenly everyone wants a piece of what he's building. David Fincher directs this like a psychological thriller — sharp dialogue, quick cuts, people talking over each other in scenes that feel like they're moving at 100 miles per hour. Jesse Eisenberg plays Mark as this twitchy, brilliant guy who's terrible at actual human connection, which is pretty ironic given what he's creating. If you liked The Wolf of Wall Street or Steve Jobs, this scratches that same itch of watching someone young and ambitious burn bridges while building something massive.

Why watch?

{"pl": "Scena, w której Mark i Eduardo siedzą na schodach przed domem Marka i on mówi do niego coś w rodzaju „ty mnie nie rozumiesz" — jest taka zimna i presyzyjna, że czujesz się…

Who is it for?

Watch this when you're in the mood for a smart drama about real people and their ambitions, with no explosions or superhero stuff involved. If you liked Steve Jobs or The Wolf of W…

Similar titles

If you liked The Social Network for how it captures ambition and obsession from inside someone's head while they're building an empire, check out Pluton or Jobs — they explore simi…

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