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The Circle
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The Circle (2017)

Suspense
Rated PG-13
110 min.
Release Date
April 28, 2017
DVD Release Date
August 1, 2017 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
James Ponsoldt
Writer
James Ponsoldt
Cast
Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, John Boyega, Patton Oswalt, Bill Paxton, Karen Gillan, Ellar Coltrane
Studio
Running Time
110 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for a sexual situation, brief strong language and some thematic elements including drug use

Based on the international best-seller by Dave Eggers, "The Circle" is a thrilling modern morality tale starring Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, and John Boyega. As she rises through the ranks of the world's largest tech and social media company, The Circle, Mae (Watson) is encouraged by company founder Eamon Bailey (Hanks) to live her life with complete transparency. But no one is really safe when everyone is watching.... Full synopsis »

MOVIE REVIEW

Tom Hanks used to be the beacon of quality, but now he stars in middling movies like The Circle, a non-thrilling thriller that is so insufferably nothing-nothing it’s hard to evoke any emotion—such as hate—at all. Hanks plays the CEO of a Facebook-esque technology firm seeking to take over the world, but it doesn’t really matter because practically nothing happens for the film’s entire runtime. Full movie review »
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