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Aaron Sorkin's The Social Reckoning Opens Weakly After Divisive Reviews

The Facebook whistleblower drama has opened with $5.5 million, as critics debate whether Aaron Sorkin's return to the subject matches the force of The Social Network.

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  1. 1Aaron Sorkin's The Social Reckoning Divides Critics Over Its Facebook Critique
  2. 2Aaron Sorkin's The Social Reckoning Opens Weakly After Divisive Reviews

Key moments · 15

Positive review praises Sorkin's sharp Facebook whistleblower thriller

The Hollywood Reporter ↗

IndieWire challenges the script, performances and Strong's casting

IndieWire Movies ↗

The Verge finds a tepid thriller with retrospective value

The Verge - All Posts Tech ↗

Screen Rant argues the Facebook drama is already outdated

Screen Rant ↗

Reviews debate Facebook's role in political anger

DIE ZEIT | Nachrichten, News, Hintergründe und Debatten ↗

Daily Mail praises morality tale, questions clarity

Daily Mail ↗

New coverage links the film to Frances Haugen

Business Insider ↗

Sorkin open to a third Zuckerberg film

The Hollywood Reporter ↗

Sorkin set for Newport Beach Film Fest award

The Hollywood Reporter ↗

CBC critic says film is too vapid to hate

CBC Top Stories ↗

New York Times explains the Facebook whistle-blowing case

NYT > Technology ↗

New reviews call the film a disappointing sequel

The Hindu ↗

Coverage traces the film's failure to one moment

/Film ↗

Sorkin and Burr discuss a comedian challenging Zuckerberg

IndieWire Movies ↗

The Social Reckoning opens with $5.5 million

IndieWire Movies ↗

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  1. Jesse Eisenberg Reveals Thoughts On ‘The Social Reckoning’ & Why He Turned Down Zuckerberg Role
    Deadline Hollywood
  2. Aaron Sorkin's New Anti-Facebook Movie Is a Stunning Act of Self-Satisfied Cowardice
    Reason

5 articles

  1. Why Jeremy Strong Replacing Jesse Eisenberg As Mark Zuckerberg In The Social Reckoning Is So Difficult
    Screen Rant
  2. Why ‘Social Reckoning’ Went Silent as More Tech Movies Face Box Office Test
    The Hollywood Reporter
  3. Jeremy Strong argued with Aaron Sorkin in-character as Mark Zuckerberg over this one line in 'The Social Reckoning'
    Business Insider
  4. 5 Reasons Why The Social Reckoning Flopped At The Box Office
    /Film
  5. Some Revised Scenes From <em>The Social Network </em>
    The Atlantic

3 articles

  1. Aaron Sorkin’s ‘Social Reckoning’ is off to a weak start
    TechCrunch
  2. ‘The Social Reckoning’ Bombs With $5.5 Million Debut
    Forbes
  3. ‘The Social Reckoning’ Bombs With $5.5 Million Opening. Why Did Aaron Sorkin’s Facebook Follow-Up Fail at the Box Office?
    IndieWire Movies

2 articles

  1. The Social Reckoning's Failure Can Be Traced Back To One Moment
    /Film
  2. Bill Burr vs. Facebook: Inside ‘The Social Reckoning’ Fantasy of the Comedian Speaking Truth to Power
    IndieWire Movies

13 articles

  1. Why ‘The Social Reckoning’ Reimagines Facebook’s Offices as a Palace of Fear
    IndieWire Movies
  2. ‘The Social Reckoning’ Stars Mikey Madison and Jeremy Allen White Discuss the Pressure of Following ‘The Social Network’
    The Hollywood Reporter
  3. Frances Haugen hopes The Social Reckoning will inspire more whistleblowers
    The Verge - All Posts Tech
  4. With 'The Social Reckoning,' Aaron Sorkin makes Mark Zuckerberg uncool
    Business Insider
  5. The Social Reckoning is a ‘surreal’ portrait of social media’s harms, scientist says
    Scientific American Content: Global Science