Why it may be worth watching
- The Net combines Crime and Drama elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam, Dennis Miller.
- Viewers currently rate it 6.1/10 from 1,605 votes.
Movie
The Net
Her driver's license. Her credit cards. Her bank accounts. Her identity. DELETED.
Angela Bennett is a freelance computer systems analyst who tracks down software viruses. At night, she hooks up to the internet and chats to others 'surfing the net'. While de-bugging a new high-tech game for a cyber friend, she comes across a top secret program and becomes the target of a mysterious organization, who will stop at nothing to erase her identity and her existence in order to protect the project.
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Cast
Sandra BullockAngela Bennett
Jeremy NorthamJack Devlin
Dennis MillerAlan Champion
Diane BakerMrs. Bennett
Wendy GazelleImposter
Ken HowardBergstrom
Ray McKinnonDale
Daniel SchorrWNN Anchor
L. Scott CaldwellPublic Defender
Robert GossettBen Phillips
Kristina KrofftNurse #1
Juan GarciaResort Desk Clerk
Tony PerezMexican Doctor
Viewing guide
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Who may enjoy it
Best suited to viewers looking for Crime, Drama, Mystery.
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Themes and topics
californiaassassinmexicocomputer programcomputer virustherapistnew identitysecret organization
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Reviews
KamuraiExternal review ·
Good enough of a watch, might watch again, but can't honestly recommend.
The biggest problem is just that the movie is dated. The entire movie is based off a fear mongering joke/concept that our lives are controlled by computers, which in 1995 wasn't really the case, but in 2020 is much more true in the way that the movie wants to say.
What actually makes the movie is that the movie isn't centered on manipulating the information, but uses it as adversity that the protagonist can overcome.
Essentially this comes down to a "average person" in a …
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Good enough of a watch, might watch again, but can't honestly recommend.
The biggest problem is just that the movie is dated. The entire movie is based off a fear mongering joke/concept that our lives are controlled by computers, which in 1995 wasn't really the case, but in 2020 is much more true in the way that the movie wants to say.
What actually makes the movie is that the movie isn't centered on manipulating the information, but uses it as adversity that the protagonist can overcome.
Essentially this comes down to a "average person" in a "spy movie" trope. I think puzzle fans will like this one as it is a lot of "If X and Y, then what do you do?". And we know Sandra Bullock doesn't shy away from a little action.
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