The Social Reckoning

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A companion piece to the hit film, The Social Network, Sorkin's original screenplay tells the true story of how Frances Haugen (Mikey Madison), a young Facebook engineer, enlists the help of Jeff Horwitz (Jeremy Allen White), a Wall Street Journal reporter, to go on a dangerous journey that ends up blowing the whistle on the social network's most guarded secrets.

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An urgent warning that feels like it's arriving a little too late, Aaron Sorkin's spiritual sequel to one of his crowning achievements is a worthwhile critique of social media's omnipresence that nonetheless pales in comparison to its predecessor.

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Adam Nayman

The Ringer

2 hrs ago

Watching The Social Reckoning won’t kill you, but it won’t make you stronger, either. The best-case scenario, perhaps, is that it prompts you to pick up a newspaper or listen to a podcast.

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David Fear

Rolling Stone

2 hrs ago

It’s a compilation of the best and the worst of Sorkin, bellowed into a microphone that’s giving off a tad too much feedback.

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Annie Berke

The New Republic

5 hrs ago

The Social Reckoning is a journalism movie that feels like a play, and a didactic one at that.

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Diane Carson

AWFJ.org

9 min ago

B-

With his characteristic targeted dialogue and efficient pace, writer/director Aaron Sorkin dramatizes an uncomplicated but extremely important story. All the performances support and promote the theme, good versus evil without nuance.

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M.V. Moorhead

Phoenix Magazine

2 hrs ago

The Social Rekoning is one of the few movies this year that I feel the urge to see again. I think this is because the critique of social media, and especially of social media co-opting the role of journalism, is so bracing and apt and overdue.

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Ben Wasserman

Film-Forward.com

2 hrs ago

C

Though Sorkin returns to write this sequel, the absence of director David Fincher is sorely felt here.

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Terri B

29 min ago

Plot does not drag and the actors are excellent.

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Mark F

1 hr ago

EFF the critics!! Bunch of worthless bums!! Movie was excellent!! Jeremy strong became Mark Zuckerberg! And JAW was fantastic as always! Never heard of Mikey Madison but she did a great job! And holy cow is she HOT! Very well written and a story I didn’t know much about but it was told so beautifully that I sat in amazement through the credits! MUST SEE!

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John

1 hr ago

Great script, acting direction. Finally an intelligent movie for grown-ups.

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Michael F

1 hr ago

Outstanding — not just the actors… and yes, they are FANTASTIC!! The film lets everyone know what actually happened and candidly it continues to be done by many, and needs to be understood, recognized, controlled, and protected.

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Michael D

1 hr ago

Fantastic, well written with a great message

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Chad G

2 hrs ago

This will make you question your commitment to any and all social media and its well worth the investment.

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Synopsis

A companion piece to the hit film, The Social Network, Sorkin's original screenplay tells the true story of how Frances Haugen (Mikey Madison), a young Facebook engineer, enlists the help of Jeff Horwitz (Jeremy Allen White), a Wall Street Journal reporter, to go on a dangerous journey that ends up blowing the whistle on the social network's most guarded secrets.

Director: Aaron Sorkin
Producer: Todd Black, Peter Rice, Aaron Sorkin, Stuart M. Besser
Screenwriter: Aaron Sorkin
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Columbia Pictures, Alcon Entertainment
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 9, 2026, Wide
Runtime: 1h 52m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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