The Social Network

The Social Network
The Social Network
Directed by	David Fincher
Produced by	Scott Rudin; Dana Brunetti; Michael De Luca; Ceán Chaffin;
Screenplay by	Aaron Sorkin
Based on	The Accidental Billionaires; by Ben Mezrich
Starring	Jesse Eisenberg; Andrew Garfield; Justin Timberlake; Armie Hammer; Max Minghella;
Music by	Trent Reznor; Atticus Ross;
Cinematography	Jeff Cronenweth
Edited by	Kirk Baxter; Angus Wall;
Production; company	Relativity Media; Trigger Street Productions;
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	October 1, 2010;
Running time	121 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$40 million
Box office	$224,920,315

The Social Network is a 2010 American movie about the beginning of Facebook. Jesse Eisenberg played Mark Zuckerberg in the movie. David Fincher directed the movie. Adam Sorkin wrote the screenplay. The movie was very popular and won many awards, but did not win the Academy Award for Best Picture. The story happens in Massachusetts and California from 2003–2005.

Cast

Country	Premiere
Canada	1 October 2010
United States	1 October 2010
Switzerland	7 October 2010 (German speaking region)
Germany	7 October 2010
Austria	8 October 2010
Uruguay	8 October 2010
Switzerland	13 October 2010 (French speaking region)
France	13 October 2010
Denmark	14 October 2010
Bulgaria	15 October 2010
	15 October 2010
Spain	15 October 2010
United Kingdom	15 October 2010
Ireland	15 October 2010
Iceland	15 October 2010
Latvia	15 October 2010
Poland	15 October 2010
Argentina	21 October 2010
Ukraine	21 October 2010
Finland	22 October 2010
Lithuania	22 October 2010
Sweden	22 October 2010
Turkey	22 October 2010
Belgium	27 October 2010
Egypt	27 October 2010
	27 October 2010
Greece	27 October 2010
Philippines	27 October 2010
Australia	28 October 2010
Chile	28 October 2010
Croatia	28 October 2010
	28 October 2010
Kuwait	28 October 2010
Kazakhstan	28 October 2010
Netherlands	28 October 2010
Russia	28 October 2010
Singapore	28 October 2010
Norway	29 October 2010
Romania	29 October 2010
Indonesia	3 November 2010
Czech Republic	4 November 2010
Portugal	4 November 2010
Serbia	4 November 2010
Slovakia	4 November 2010
Taiwan	5 November 2010
Hungary	11 November 2010
Italy	11 November 2010
New Zealand	11 November 2010
Slovenia	11 November 2010
India	12 November 2010
	18 November 2010
South Korea	18 November 2010
Colombia	26 November 2010
Malaysia	2 December 2010
Peru	2 December 2010
Brazil	3 December 2010
Venezuela	3 December 2010
Mexico	10 December 2010
Japan	15 January 2011
Panama	28 January 2011

Harvard's rowing tradition is depicted in the film.
From left to right: Aaron Sorkin, Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake and David Fincher at the 2010 New York Film Festival
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg expressed his dissatisfaction with the film being made about him and noted that much of the film's plot was not factual.