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The Circle is an American science fiction thriller and drama film based on the novel of the same name, directed by James Ponsoldt from a screenplay he co-wrote with Dave Eggers. Set in San Francisco and Europe, it stars Tom Hanks, Emma Watson, John Boyega and Karen Gillan, with cinematography by Matthew Libatique, editing by Lisa Lassek, and a score by Danny Elfman. It was filmed in Los Angeles and produced by Gary Goetzman.
Released in 2017 and distributed by EuropaCorp, the film had a budget of 18,000,000 and a box office gross of 33,900,000. It was made available in video on demand format.
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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.
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
- criminal
- cyber thriller
- technicians
- tech company
- techno thriller
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Ratings
IMDb
5.4/10
104,664 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
16%
Metacritic
43/100
- Year
- 2017
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 4 wins & 1 nomination total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- James Ponsoldt
- Screenplay by
- James Ponsoldt Dave Eggers
- Based on
- The Circle , by Dave Eggers
- Produced by
- Anthony Bregman Gary Goetzman James Ponsoldt
- Starring
- Emma Watson Tom Hanks John Boyega Karen Gillan Ellar Coltrane Patton Oswalt Glenne Headly Bill Paxton Ellen Wong
- Cinematography
- Matthew Libatique
- Edited by
- Lisa Lassek
- Music by
- Danny Elfman
- Production companies
- Image Nation Abu Dhabi Playtone Likely Story IM Global Parkes + Macdonald Productions Route One Entertainment 1978 Films
- Distributed by
- STXfilms EuropaCorp
- Release dates
- April 26, 2017 ( 2017-04-26 ) ( Tribeca ) April 28, 2017 ( 2017-04-28 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 110 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $18 million
- Box office
- $40.7 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Circle
- Director
- James Ponsoldt
- Screenwriter
- Dave Eggers
- Cast member
- Nick Valensi
- Composer
- Danny Elfman
- Producer
- Gary Goetzman
- Production company
- EuropaCorp
- Cinematographer
- Matthew Libatique
- Narrative location
- Europe
- Filming location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 894099
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- The Circle logo.png
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- publication date
- 2017-00-00
- title
- The Circle
- film editor
- Lisa Lassek
- budget
- 18000000
- box office
- 33900000
- Commons category
- The Circle
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 43/100
- end time
- 2017-04-28
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Encyclopedic overview
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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