The Net (1995)
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36% of critics liked it
(47 reviews) -
50% of users liked it
(95,490 ratings)
Irwin Winkler's paranoid thriller focuses on a high-tech nightmare, as a computer programmer finds herself on the run from an unknown enemy dedicated to ruining her life by digital means. Sandra Bullock stars as Angela Bennett, a programmer who unwittingly comes into possession of software that… More Irwin Winkler's paranoid thriller focuses on a high-tech nightmare, as a computer programmer finds herself on the run from an unknown enemy dedicated to ruining her life by digital means. Sandra Bullock stars as Angela Bennett, a programmer who unwittingly comes into possession of software that allows access to secret government information. At first, she thinks little of it, heading off to Mexico on vacation. However, thanks to a series of odd events that culminates with the death of a close friend, Angela starts to suspect she may be in danger. This fear is confirmed when she returns to America to find that her identity has been erased, with police computers showing her as a wanted criminal. She soon realizes that a group of evil conspirators are after the program, and she sets out to clear her name and keep the program from falling into the wrong hands. The central concept later inspired a cable TV series. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi
- Directed By
- Irwin Winkler
- Written By
- John Brancato, Michael Ferris
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure
- In Theaters
- Jul 28, 1995 Wide
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
A thriller without thrills.
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Variety Staff, Variety
Riddled with more coincidences and implausibilities than Hitchcock permitted himself in his entire career, The Net still gets by as a reasonably suspenseful, very au courant thriller.
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, Time Out
Pretty soon she's fleeing from her gun-wielding seducer, trying to recover an identity that's being systematically erased through alteration of her personal computer records, and dodging bullets on spinning carousels.
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Caryn James, New York Times
The Net is never quite as sleek and chilling as it might have been, but it gives the old story of a wrongly accused innocent a nerve-wracking 90's twist.
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Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
A strong enough suspense thriller, a high-tech version of one of those spiraling nightmares in which an innocent person is chased by assassins and wanted by the police.
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Cast
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Sandra Bullock
as Angela Bennett
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Jeremy Northam
as Jack Devlin
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Dennis Miller
as Dr. Alan Champion
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Diane Baker
as Mrs. Bennett
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Wendy Gazelle
as Ruth Marks
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Ken Howard
as Bergstrom
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Andrew Amador
as Dermont Conley
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Vaughn Armstrong
as Trooper
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Danny Breen
as Supervisor
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Wren T. Brown
as Trooper
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L. Scott Caldwell
as Public defender
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Juan García
as Resort Dest Clerk
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Robert Gossett
as Ben Phillips
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Israel Juarbe
as Thief
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Kristina Krofft
as Nurse
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Ray McKinnon
as Dale
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Daniel Schorr
as WNN Anchor
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Margo Winkler
as Mrs Raines
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Brian E. Frankish
as Shuttle Driver
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Gene Kirkwood
as Stan Whiteman
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Charles Winkler
as Cop
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Gerald Berns
as Jeff Gregg
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Cam Brainard
as Computer Technician
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Kevin Brown
as The Bunny
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Lucy Butler
as Female Officer
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Christopher Darga
as Cop
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Rick Snyder
as Russ Melbourne
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Tony Perez
as Mexican Doctor


