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Also known as Net

1995 film directed by Irwin Winkler

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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.

Released: 1995-07-28114 minDir: Irwin WinklerCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, ActionBudget: $22.0MBox office: $111MPart of: The Net Collection

Cast

  • Sandra Bullock as Angela Bennett
  • Jeremy Northam as Jack Devlin
  • Dennis Miller as Dr. Alan Champion
  • Wendy Gazelle as Imposter Angela (Ruth Marx)
  • Diane Baker as Mrs. Bennett
  • Ken Howard as Michael Bergstrom

Themes

  • california
  • assassin
  • mexico
  • computer program
  • computer virus
  • therapist
  • new identity
  • secret organization
  • vacation
  • on the run

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Ratings

IMDb

6/10

80,008 votes

Year
1995
Runtime
114 min
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama

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Key facts

Directed by
Irwin Winkler
Written by
John Brancato, Michael Ferris
Produced by
Irwin Winkler, Rob Cowan
Starring
Sandra Bullock Jeremy Northam Dennis Miller
Cinematography
Jack N. Green
Edited by
Richard Halsey
Music by
Mark Isham
Production company
Columbia Pictures
Distributed by
Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date
July 28, 1995 ( 1995-07-28 )
Running time
114 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$22 million
Box office
$110.6 million

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Wikidata facts

Duration
109
FilmAffinity ID
822846
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publication date
1995-09-28
title
The Net
review score
51/100
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The Net is a 1995 American action thriller film directed by Irwin Winkler and starring Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam, and Dennis Miller. The film was released by Sony Pictures Releasing through its Columbia Pictures label on July 28, 1995.

In the film, a systems analyst with few personal contacts learns that all records about her life have been deleted, that her house has also been emptied, she must now find a way to reclaim her original identity.

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