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2017 • 1h 50min • PG-13 • Science Fiction, Thriller, Drama

The Circle

"Knowing is good. Knowing everything is better."

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.

IMDb 5.4

RT 15%

MC 43

Director

James Ponsoldt

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Dave Eggers

James Ponsoldt

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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

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Emma Watson Mae Holland

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John Boyega Ty Lafitte

Karen Gillan Annie Allerton

Ellar Coltrane Mercer Regalado

Patton Oswalt Tom Stenton

Glenne Headly Bonnie Holland

Bill Paxton Vinnie Holland

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