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The Circle

The Circle (2017)

Knowing is good. Knowing everything is better.

Release:2017
Runtime:1h 50m
Country:United Arab Emirates
Director:James Ponsoldt
Language:English

Genre

DramaScience FictionThriller
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Keywords

TechnologyVideo SurveillanceCriminalCyber ThrillerTechniciansTech CompanyTechno Thriller
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The Circle rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb5.4/10· 105K votes
Rotten Tomatoes16%
Metacritic43%
TMDb5.5/10· 5K votes

With 16% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.4/10 on IMDb and 43/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About The Circle

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.

Cast of The Circle

  • Emma Watson

    Emma Watson

    as Mae Holland

  • Tom Hanks

    Tom Hanks

    as Eamon Bailey

  • John Boyega

    John Boyega

    as Ty Lafitte

  • Karen Gillan

    Karen Gillan

    as Annie Allerton

  • Ellar Coltrane

    Ellar Coltrane

    as Mercer Regalado

  • Patton Oswalt

    Patton Oswalt

    as Tom Stenton

  • Glenne Headly

    Glenne Headly

    as Bonnie Holland

  • Bill Paxton

    Bill Paxton

    as Vinnie Holland

  • Poorna Jagannathan

    Poorna Jagannathan

    as Dr. Jessica Villalobos

  • Nate Corddry

    Nate Corddry

    as Dan

  • Mamoudou Athie

    Mamoudou Athie

    as Jared

  • Amir Talai

    Amir Talai

    as Matt

The Circle facts

Budget
$18M
Box office
$40.7M

Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources

Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Tech company thriller explores surveillance and privacy concerns thoughtfully
  • •Cyber-thriller premise addresses modern technological anxiety relevantly
  • •Corporate power dynamics create compelling dramatic tension framework

What the audience disliked

  • •Narrative execution fails developing ideological critique substantively enough
  • •Character motivation becomes increasingly murky and unconvincing

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