Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- paranoid
- urgent
- suspenseful
- late night thriller viewing
- 1990s nostalgia
What critics said
Critics found the computer-conspiracy premise promising but undermined by implausible plotting, while Sandra Bullock's engaging performance gives the thriller much of its appeal.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Angela's records are deleted and replaced with a criminal identity, making bureaucratic data manipulation the central threat.
Angela is transformed in official records into a wanted criminal and must uncover who engineered the deception.
The plot hinges on modems, computer programs, digital files, and fear that networked information can override physical reality.
Angela's computer-analysis skills expose the conspiracy and give her the tools to recover her identity.
Films like The Net, and why
Enemy of the State
Shares the techno-thriller premise of an ordinary person targeted by a powerful conspiracy and forced to prove a hidden truth.
The Fugitive
Combines an innocent-person-wrongly-accused story with paranoia, pursuit, and identity manipulation in a contemporary setting.
The Conversation
Features a technologically mediated conspiracy, an isolated protagonist, and escalating paranoia about systems that can erase personal identity.
Movie Details
- Director
- Irwin Winkler
- Release Date
- 1995-07-28
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (1589)
Cast
- Sandra Bullock
- Jeremy Northam
- Dennis Miller
- Diane Baker
- Wendy Gazelle
- Ken Howard
- Ray McKinnon
- Daniel Schorr
- L. Scott Caldwell
- Robert Gossett
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Net about?
- A reclusive computer analyst becomes a fugitive when a hidden program lets a conspiracy erase her identity and frame her for crimes.
- What is The Net like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Net as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Net violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Net as mild.
- What did critics think of The Net?
- Critics found the computer-conspiracy premise promising but undermined by implausible plotting, while Sandra Bullock's engaging performance gives the thriller much of its appeal.
- Which films are like The Net?
- Films with a similar feel include Enemy of the State, The Fugitive, and The Conversation.
- How long is The Net?
- The Net runs 114 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Net?
- In United States, The Net streams on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel.
