The Social Network is a 2010 American biographical drama film directed by David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin. Adapted from Ben Mezrich's 2009 book The Accidental Billionaires, it portrays the founding of social networking website Facebook and the resulting lawsuits. It stars Jesse Eisenberg as founder Mark Zuckerberg, along with Andrew Garfield as Eduardo Saverin, Justin Timberlake as Sean Parker, Armie Hammer as Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, and Max Minghella as Divya Narendra. Neither Zuckerberg nor any other Facebook staff were involved with the project, although Saverin was a consultant for Mezrich's book. Production of the film began in 2009, when Eisenberg, Timberlake, and Garfield were all announced to star. Principal photography began that same year in October in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and lasted until November. Additional scenes were shot in California, in the cities of Los Angeles and Pasadena, as a portion of the film was set in Silicon Valley.
| Director | David Fincher |
| Produced by | Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca, Ceán Chaffin |
| Screenplay by | Aaron Sorkin |
| Starring | Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer, Max Minghella |
| Music | Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross |
| Cinematography | Jeff Cronenweth |
| Edited by | Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| Released | September 24, 2010 (NYFF), October 1, 2010 (United States) |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $40 million |
| Box office | $224.9 million |
| Netflix ID | 70132721 |
About The Social Network
Winner of three Academy Awards the film follows Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg who creates a social media network called Facebook but is sued from two twin brothers who think he stole their idea and his co-creator who Mark squeezes out from the business.
Achievement of The Social Network
The film is based off of Ben Mezrich's book, The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal. Justin Timberlake met his real-life character, Sean Parker, before filming began.
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