Sandra Bullock,
Jeremy Northam,
Dennis Miller,
Diane Baker,
Wendy Gazelle
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Irwin Winkler's paranoid thriller focuses on a high-tech nightmare, as a computer programmer finds herself on the run from an unknown enemy dedicated to ruining her life by digital means. Sandra Bullo... read more
Directed by: Irwin Winkler
Release Date: July 28, 1995
DVD Release Date: November 26, 1997
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April 18, 2010Early technology thriller. Good actors but disappointing plot. A bit of a turkey for Sandra.
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January 16, 2010A very good thriller, ahead of it's time with a cyber conspiracy theory. A bit tame compared to more recent films with a similar plot. However it's still an enjoyable thriller if not too dramatic and Sandra Bullock looks great as always. Seems there was a straight to DVD sequel a... read more
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September 25, 2009Who actually orders a pizza over the internet, I?m mean Really? I love Sandra Bullock though, she?s pretty.
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September 14, 2009Angela Bennett (Sandra Bullock) leads a life that is unlike most. She doesn't have much excitement in her life; her life is built mostly around her being a MAJOR computer ace. Unfortunately, her favorite hobby and job just might get her in trouble when she comes in contact with t... read more
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April 24, 2009A really entertaining film, action packed and on the seat tension.
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February 12, 2009If you like your conspiricy films and you haven't watched this one, I recommend you do.
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January 17, 2009It's cool to watch now because all the stuff Angela does, (mainly at the beginning), is commonplace nowadays....
This one is alot of fun, and still holds up as a good edge-of-your seat thriller/chase movie....Can't believe it's 14 years old! -
September 7, 2008Sandra Bullock is fantastic as The Fugitive female version who's caught in the Net - targeted by a mysterious organisation who will stop at nothing to protect its deadly secret.
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October 13, 2007Movie's OK. Keeps your interest while you figure out how Sandra Bullock will get out of the mess she finds herself in. For a movie made over ten years ago, not much has changed in computer technology.
Critic Reviews
January 14, 2011
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
March 26, 2009
Variety Staff, Variety
Riddled with more coincidences and implausibilities than Hitchcock permitted himself in his entire career, The Net still gets by as a reasonably suspenseful, very au courant thriller. Full Review
August 30, 2004
Caryn James, New York Times
The Net is never quite as sleek and chilling as it might have been, but it gives the old story of a wrongly accused innocent a nerve-wracking 90's twist. Full Review
June 18, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
A strong enough suspense thriller, a high-tech version of one of those spiraling nightmares in which an innocent person is chased by assassins and wanted by the police. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Hal Hinson, Washington Post
The story is standard issue pepped up with a sampling of smart computer talk to give the impression the characters know what they're talking about. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Unfortunately, in movie theaters, as of now, there are no DELETE buttons. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
This stuff is so concocted I had no business caring about it. But I did, because of Bullock. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today
Reminiscent of a slew of films, including The Pelican Brief and The Fugitive, The Net -- ploddingly directed by Irwin Winkler -- is frustratingly average in almost every other respect.
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Borrowing heavily from Alfred Hitchcock and John Grisham, director Irwin Winkler reduces a potentially-fascinating premise to the spearhead of a routine thriller. Full Review
July 28, 1995
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
As an actress, Bullock has it all -- heart and soul, and mind, too. Full Review
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