Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- paranoid
- sleek
- tense
- tech thriller night
- early 2000s nostalgia
What critics said
Critics largely found the technology thriller predictable and implausible, with weak acting and clichéd plot devices, despite some appreciation for its open-source message and occasional suspense.
What sets it apart
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Gary Winston's control of NURV and its global communications project turns software development into a mechanism for concentrated corporate power.
Milo's promising new job gradually becomes an investigation into suspicious events and the hidden practices of his employer.
The film contrasts Milo's open-source-minded programming community with NURV's proprietary Synapse system and global ambitions.
Computers, digital communications, microchips, and corporate workspaces provide the film's recurring visual and suspense vocabulary.
Films like Antitrust, and why
The Net
technology-centered paranoia thriller about corporate power and dangerous digital systems
Hackers
cybercrime thriller combining hackers, corporate conspiracy, and accessible early-internet suspense
Enemy of the State
near-contemporary technology thriller driven by surveillance, distrust, and moral conflict
The Firm
slick corporate conspiracy thriller with a young protagonist uncovering hidden wrongdoing
Movie Details
- Director
- Peter Howitt
- Release Date
- 2001-01-11
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (590)
Cast
- Ryan Phillippe
- Rachael Leigh Cook
- Tim Robbins
- Claire Forlani
- Richard Roundtree
- Tygh Runyan
- Ned Bellamy
- Tyler Labine
- Yee Jee Tso
- Nate Dushku
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Antitrust about?
- A gifted young programmer enters a powerful software company and discovers that its celebrated global communications project may conceal a deadly conspiracy.
- What is Antitrust like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Antitrust as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Antitrust violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Antitrust as mild.
- What did critics think of Antitrust?
- Critics largely found the technology thriller predictable and implausible, with weak acting and clichéd plot devices, despite some appreciation for its open-source message and occasional suspense.
- Which films are like Antitrust?
- Films with a similar feel include The Net, Hackers, Enemy of the State, and The Firm.
- How long is Antitrust?
- Antitrust runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch Antitrust?
- In United States, Antitrust is available to rent or buy from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
