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5.5

The Circle

PG-13·2017·110m

Drama

Thriller

Science Fiction

Drama

Thriller

Science Fiction

Summary

A young tech worker takes a job at a powerful Internet corporation, quickly rises up the company's ranks, and soon finds herself in a perilous situation concerning privacy, surveillance and freedom. She comes to learn that her decisions and actions will determine the future of humanity.

Cast

Emma Watson

Mae Holland

Tom Hanks

Eamon Bailey

John Boyega

Ty Lafitte

Karen Gillan

Annie Allerton

Ellar Coltrane

Mercer Regalado

Patton Oswalt

Tom Stenton

Glenne Headly

Bonnie Holland

Bill Paxton

Vinnie Holland

Poorna Jagannathan

Dr. Jessica Villalobos

Nate Corddry

Dan

Mamoudou Athie

Jared

Amir Talai

Matt

Smith Cho

Gina

Ellen Wong

Renata

Judy Reyes

Olivia Santos

Elvy

Sabine

Roger Joseph Manning Jr.

Beck Bandmate

Joey Waronker

Beck Bandmate

Michael Shuman

Beck Bandmate

Katie Costick

Partier

Regina Saldivar

Partier

Steven Klein

Man from the Crowd

Hunter Burke

EMT

Eve Gordon

Senator Williamson

Amie McCarthy Winn

Marion Lefebvre

Lauren Baldwin

Gretchen Karapcek

Nicola Bertram

Fiona Highbridge

Julian von Nagel

Julian

Beck

Nick Peine

Person from the Crowd

Michael Dean Russell Jr

Laundry Worker

Jason Sheridan

Improv Actor

Drew Droege

Improv Actor

Jimmy Wong

Foreign Born Circler

Sandeep Parikh

Foreign Born Circler

Mele Ihara

Foreign Born Circler

Andrew Hwang

Foreign Born Circler

Lizzie Prestel

Advertising Circler

Alana Aimaq

Mercer Seeker

Daniel William Jordan

Mercer Seeker

Melanie Steinmann

Young Circler

Ken Narasaki

Older Circler

Frederick Koehler

Kevin

Jedediah Jenk

Guppy (uncredited)

Claudia O'Doherty

High Powered Circler (uncredited)

Ara Woland

Circler (uncredited)

Brandon Van Vliet

Circler (uncredited)

Alan Trujillo

Circler (uncredited)

Derek Sulek

Circler (uncredited)

Jasper Salon

Circler (uncredited)

Parker Russell

Circler (uncredited)

Samir Patel

Circler (uncredited)

Afsheen Olyaie

Circler (uncredited)

James O'Connor

Circler (uncredited)

Henry Nolin

Circler (uncredited)

Rob Morris

Circler (uncredited)

Dez Mabunga

Circler (uncredited)

Shandel Love

Circler (uncredited)

Abraham Lim

Circler (uncredited)

Punnavith Koy

Circler (uncredited)

Slim Khezri

Circler (uncredited)

Stephen Michael Joseph

Circler (uncredited)

Allyson Nicole Jones

Circler (uncredited)

Jenine Giusto

Circler (uncredited)

Lori Crow

Circler (uncredited)

Reverend John Atom

Circler (uncredited)

Steven Adkins

Circler (uncredited)

Matt Van Beck

Mae's Deskmate #1 (uncredited)

Jennifer Fernandez

Mae's Deskmate #2 (uncredited)

Kelli Barksdale

Young Woman (uncredited)

Patrick Russo

Pill Popping Circler (uncredited)

Troy Murray

Tech Employee (uncredited)

Johny Walsh

Tech Employee (uncredited)

Adam Aseem Tiwari

Foreign Born Circler

Nick Valensi

Beck Bandmate

Crew

Director, Screenplay

James Ponsoldt

Novel, Screenplay

Dave Eggers

Reviews

Rangan

November 29, 2017

**Despite a message film, an average!**

A book based film. Pretty much set in the present world scenario. The world where the internet, the social media is controlling people. If any revolution must take place, that's none other place than the virtual world. So a young woman who worked hard to get a job in a leading tech company, starts her life anew. At one end, aged and seriously ill parents, and the other end, making an unexpected leap in the workplace lead her to be a celebrity overnight. But it's only going to change her life forever, but how is to know, one must watch the film.

It was an Emma Watson's film. Tom Hanks was is an important role, but Watson led the show. Nice theme, but predictable storyline. I indeed guessed the end, which spoiled my watch. Slightly an awareness film too. Not all the technology can make life better, but sometimes opposite. Particularly, the film highlighted the privacy issue, how important it is for everyone. And at a same time, transparency too can bring a major change in society. But it all depends on the people and their professions. Surely not to be missed, despite you enjoy it or dislike it.

**6/10**