The Social Reckoning

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A companion piece to the hit film, The Social Network, Sorkin's original screenplay tells the true story of how Frances Haugen (Mikey Madison), a young Facebook engineer, enlists the help of Jeff Horwitz (Jeremy Allen White), a Wall Street Journal reporter, to go on a dangerous journey that ends up blowing the whistle on the social network's most guarded secrets.

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An urgent warning that feels like it's arriving a little too late, Aaron Sorkin's spiritual sequel to one of his crowning achievements is a worthwhile critique of social media's omnipresence that nonetheless pales in comparison to its predecessor.

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Nicholas Barber

BBC.com

13 hrs ago

2/5

Despite its fire-and-brimstone title, in other words, The Social Reckoning doesn't have much of a reckoning.

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Thelma Adams

AARP Movies for Grownups

16 hrs ago

4/5

While it never ventures very deep into Zuckerberg’s psyche, The Social Reckoning makes a hearty meal of corporate malfeasance at a critical moment when the issue of accountability couldn’t be more compelling.

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Linda Holmes

Pop Culture Happy Hour (NPR Podcast)

1 day ago

It's pretty boring, except when it is weird in ways that I did not like. It's a pretty ordinary investigation tale.

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Alejandro Alemán

El Universal

17 hrs ago

The Social Reckoning is not great cinema, but the themes it explores are interesting and essential, and it is urgent that more people become aware of them. [Full review in Spanish]

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Margaret Darby

Deseret News (Salt Lake City)

17 hrs ago

The material just isn’t very good.

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Laura Pérez

Fotogramas

18 hrs ago

4/5

Sorkin once again demonstrates that few screenwriters have been able to portray the mechanisms of contemporary power so effectively. [Full review in Spanish]

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Carrie O

13 hrs ago

Great writing and acting

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Denise

16 hrs ago

It was excellent!! Everyone should run to see this movie. 👍

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Patrick

17 hrs ago

This film moves from a microscopic to a macroscopic view of how this technology used exclusively from the standpoint of profit ihas negatively affected our society.

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Valerie B

18 hrs ago

The cast was good as well as the movie overall. Did not like the back and forth in the timeline.

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Wright

21 hrs ago

Sorkin’s dialogue was good, but not as amazing as it should be. The performances were great across the board, but the direction was lacking at moments.

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RL

23 hrs ago

Sorkin’s writing is brilliant as always. Incredible performances, especially from Jeremy Strong. Frances Haugen is a hero who is worthy of such a great movie! One note: don’t expect this to be a sequel to The Social Network. Different director. Different feel. Judge it for itself, and you’ll be quite glad you saw it!

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Synopsis

A companion piece to the hit film, The Social Network, Sorkin's original screenplay tells the true story of how Frances Haugen (Mikey Madison), a young Facebook engineer, enlists the help of Jeff Horwitz (Jeremy Allen White), a Wall Street Journal reporter, to go on a dangerous journey that ends up blowing the whistle on the social network's most guarded secrets.

Director: Aaron Sorkin
Producer: Todd Black, Peter Rice, Aaron Sorkin, Stuart M. Besser
Screenwriter: Aaron Sorkin
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Columbia Pictures, Alcon Entertainment
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 9, 2026, Wide
Runtime: 1h 52m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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