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The Net

The Net

Her driver's license. Her credit cards. Her bank accounts. Her identity. DELETED.

19956.01h 54m

Overview

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.

Directed by Irwin Winkler
Written by John Brancato, Michael Ferris
Produced by Irwin Winkler, Rob Cowan
Box OfficeBudget: $22.0MRevenue: $110.6M

Top Cast

Sandra Bullock

Sandra Bullock

Angela Bennett

Jeremy Northam

Jeremy Northam

Jack Devlin

Dennis Miller

Dennis Miller

Dr. Alan Champion

Wendy Gazelle

Wendy Gazelle

Imposter Angela (Ruth Marx)

Diane Baker

Diane Baker

Mrs. Bennett

Ken Howard

Ken Howard

Michael Bergstrom

Ray McKinnon

Ray McKinnon

Dale Hessman

Daniel Schorr

Daniel Schorr

WNN Anchor

L. Scott Caldwell

L. Scott Caldwell

Public Defender

Robert Gossett

Robert Gossett

Ben Phillips

Themes & Keywords

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About The Net

The Net is a crime, drama, mystery, thriller, action film released in 1995 exploring themes of california, assassin, mexico, computer program, computer virus, therapist. Directed by Irwin Winkler, it stars Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam, Dennis Miller. 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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