Overview
In a world dominated by technology, human connections are more fragile than ever.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- melancholic
- earnest
- serious movie night
- technology-themed discussion
What critics said
Critics found the film timely and emotionally effective, with a strong cast offsetting its didactic and occasionally melodramatic treatment of technological overload.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The lawyer, cyberbullying family, online couple, and journalist pursue distinct crises before their lives collide.
Cell phones, social media, online fraud, cyberbullying, and adult websites mediate nearly every major relationship.
The characters’ family neglect, exposed secrets, exploitation, and bullying are all accelerated by networked technology.
The interwoven crises use escalating stakes, pounding music, and moments of potential tragic violence to create pressure.
Films like Disconnect, and why
Crash
shared interlocking narratives, emotional social drama, and contemporary urban alienation
The Social Network
shared ensemble structure, digitally mediated relationships, and bittersweet humanism
Babel
shared interconnected lives, intimate relationship crises, and modern communication themes
Movie Details
- Director
- Henry Alex Rubin
- Release Date
- 2013-04-12
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (1255)
Cast
- Jason Bateman
- Hope Davis
- Frank Grillo
- Michael Nyqvist
- Paula Patton
- Andrea Riseborough
- Alexander Skarsgård
- Max Thieriot
- Colin Ford
- Jonah Bobo
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Disconnect about?
- Several ordinary Americans discover that the connected world can magnify loneliness, secrecy, exploitation, and the need for human contact.
- What is Disconnect like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Disconnect as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Disconnect violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Disconnect as mild.
- What did critics think of Disconnect?
- Critics found the film timely and emotionally effective, with a strong cast offsetting its didactic and occasionally melodramatic treatment of technological overload.
- Which films are like Disconnect?
- Films with a similar feel include Crash, The Social Network, and Babel.
- How long is Disconnect?
- Disconnect runs 116 minutes.
- Where can I watch Disconnect?
- In United States, Disconnect streams on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
