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The Net (1995)

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Reviews Counted:33

Fresh:10

Rotten:23

Average Rating:4.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: When computer programmer Angela Bennett boots up some new software, she gets more than she expected -- she gets access to restricted government files. Very soon after, the colleague who had sent... When computer programmer Angela Bennett boots up some new software, she gets more than she expected -- she gets access to restricted government files. Very soon after, the colleague who had sent her the new program dies in a plane crash. The panicked Angela nevertheless decides to continue as planned and go on vacation to Mexico, where she meets a handsome computer hacker. But her "romantic conquest" cares only about her disc with the top-secret information. By the time Angela discovers his duplicity, and realizes she's in danger, it's too late: her visa is gone, her name and address and credit cards are wiped off the computer, and she's wanted for a number of violent crimes. In fact, as far as the net goes, she doesn't exist at all. Now, Angela must assume another person's name and past if she's ever going to get home and prove her true identity. [More]

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Ray McKinnon, Jeremy Northam

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Ray McKinnon, Jeremy Northam

Director: Irwin Winkler

Director: Irwin Winkler
Screenwriter: John Brancato, Michael Ferris
Composer: Mark Isham

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Proves that cyberspace is not nirvana and that we all have to do more thinking about privacy and place-based community.

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04/10/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Fun popcorn entertainment, thanks in no small part to the always-likable Bullock.

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01/02/04
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
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Stay away from this - unless of course you're an AOL user with a 28k modem and a Pentium 90mhz, in which case you'll be right up to speed with this film.

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03/19/03
Brian Mckay
Brian Mckay
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Sucked from the Hollywood buzzword list like a bottom-feeder looking for sludge.

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04/01/02
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

...The Net has aged just as poorly as one might've expected...

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02/18/06
David Nusair
David Nusair
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Reminiscent of a slew of films, including The Pelican Brief and The Fugitive, The Net -- ploddingly directed by Irwin Winkler -- is frustratingly average in almost every other respect.

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June 02, 2005: Winkler & Rubin Want to Deliver "A Perfect Divorce"
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February 22, 2005: "The Net 2.0" Coming Online
Charles Winkler will direct the sequel to 1995's "The Net," according to Production Weekly. The original starred Sandra Bullock as a software engineer who has her... More...

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