@LATE_SHOW_LURKER2025-12-11 04:00 UTC
Two solid hours of characters staring intensely out of rain-slicked windows. Brilliant work, The Net.
“Two thumbs down from hell.”
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1995 · Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Action
The Net
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
Angela Bennett is a freelance computer systems analyst who tracks down software viruses. At night she hooks up to the internet and chats to others 'surfing the net'. While de-bugging a new high-tech game for a cyber friend, she comes across a top secret program and becomes the target of a mysterious organization who will stop at nothing to erase her identity and her existence, in order to protect the project.
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RELEASE DATE
1995
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GENRE
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Action
PLOT SUMMARY
Angela Bennett is a freelance computer systems analyst who tracks down software viruses. At night she hooks up to the internet and chats to others 'surfing the net'. While de-bugging a new high-tech game for a cyber friend, she comes across a top secret program and becomes the target of a mysterious organization who will stop at nothing to erase her identity and her existence, in order to protect the project.
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@TRAILER_TROLL2025-12-21 03:00 UTC
Counted four explosions before the studio logo finished. The Net knows its audience.
@AISLE_GHOUL2025-12-25 21:00 UTC
I've seen screen savers with more depth and fewer unnecessary lens flares than The Net.
@POPCORN_CRITIC2025-12-28 01:00 UTC
If The Net was a meal, it'd be unsalted rice with extra ego.
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Why is The Net rated highly on Roasted Tomatoes?+
The Net (1995) is served a mixed roast on Roasted Tomatoes with a Burn Index of 40/100. Angela Bennett is a freelance computer systems analyst who tracks down software viruses. At night she hooks up to the internet and chats to others 'surfing the net'. While de-bugging a new high-tech game for a cyber frie…
What streaming era or audience vibe does The Net fit best?+
The Net works best as a classic vault title for re-roast nights for crime fans. With a Burn Index of 40/100, pair it with viewers who can handle that heat level.
Is The Net worth watching according to Roasted Tomatoes?+
The Net lands at 40/100 Burn — solid for genre fans, skippable if you want a guaranteed classic.
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r/flicks · u/PracticalFX_Stan🔥 1.2k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in The Net?
Honestly, The Net would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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r/movies · u/ThirdActTrouble🔥 0.4k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in The Net actually is?
Look, I wanted to love The Net. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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r/criticalkino · u/ReelTalkRanter🔥 2.0k points
Unpopular opinion: The Net is the most overrated film of the decade
Just got out of The Net and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.
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