The Circle

The Circle

Knowing is good. Knowing everything is better.

Directed by James Ponsoldt

Produced by Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation, Route One Entertainment

2017110 min5.5 / 10

A cerebral techno-thriller that explores surveillance, corporate power, and the erosion of privacy through the eyes of a young woman caught in an ethically perilous system.

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.

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