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The Net (1995)

The Net poster
Directed by
Irwin Winkler
Genre
techno-thriller, mystery film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 49m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 1,546 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A computer programmer with a quiet isolated life has her identity erased. She has to prove who she is and stop those responsible.

tenseparanoidsuspensefulcoldlonelyfast-pacedhigh-stakesconfusing

What happens

The Net is a 1995 American action thriller film directed by Irwin Winkler and starring Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam, and Dennis Miller. The film was released by Sony Pictures Releasing through its Columbia Pictures label on July 28, 1995. In the film, a systems analyst with few personal contacts learns that all records about her life have been deleted, that her house has also been emptied, and she must now find a way to reclaim her original identity. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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