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The Circle

Name: The Circle
Director: James Ponsoldt
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction
Released: 2017-04-27
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 5.4
Cast: Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, John Boyega, Karen Gillan, Ellar Coltrane

2017 · 1h 50m · Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction

IMDb 5.4 Metacritic 43 RT 16%

Skip it. 'The Circle' squanders a genuinely timely premise about tech surveillance with heavy-handed moralizing and wooden performances from Emma Watson and Tom Hanks, turning what could've been a sharp thriller into a preachy snoozefest that feels dated despite its urgent subject matter.

Plot

A young tech worker takes a job at a powerful Internet corporation, quickly rises up the company's ranks, and soon finds herself in a perilous situation concerning privacy, surveillance and freedom. She comes to learn that her decisions and actions will determine the future of humanity.

Director: James Ponsoldt

Cast: Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, John Boyega, Karen Gillan, Ellar Coltrane

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