The Circle
Also known as Circle
2017 film directed by James Ponsoldt
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5.5A 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.
Released: 2017-04-27110 minDir: James PonsoldtDrama, Thriller, Science FictionBudget: $18.0MBox office: $40.7M
Cast
- Emma Watson as Mae Holland
- Tom Hanks as Eamon Bailey
- John Boyega as Ty Lafitte
- Karen Gillan as Annie Allerton
- Ellar Coltrane as Mercer Regalado
- Patton Oswalt as Tom Stenton
Themes
- technology
- video surveillance
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The Circle is a 2017 American techno-thriller film directed by James Ponsoldt with a screenplay by Ponsoldt and Dave Eggers, based on Eggers's 2013 novel. The film stars Emma Watson and Tom Hanks, as well as John Boyega, Karen Gillan, Ellar Coltrane, Patton Oswalt, Glenne Headly and Bill Paxton.
The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 26, 2017, and was theatrically released on April 28, 2017, by STXfilms and EuropaCorp. It received generally negative reviews, and grossed $20.5 million in the United States and Canada and $20.1 million in other territories, for a total of $40.6 million, against a production budget of $18 million. It became director Ponsoldt's highest-grossing feature.
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