There are many films that shine a harsh light on the realities of the Internet and social media. It must be admitted that since they appeared, they have influenced many aspects of everyday life. The way people relate to one another has changed, and not necessarily for the better. Considering the powerful influence of social media, it's not surprising that films have tried to convey some of that impact. Below is our TOP 5 ranking of films about social media that you need to watch as soon as possible.
1. The Social Dilemma (2020)
2. A Simple Favor (2018)
Filmweb wrote about the film: Stephanie is a sweet but rather naive and innocent young mom, for whom the height of wrongdoing and risk-taking is crossing the street on a red light. Emily, on the other hand, is a beautiful, liberated woman of success who grabs life by the horns. The ladies meet at their sons' school and immediately become friends. Friends must support each other, so Stephanie agrees one day to pick up Emily's son from school. It would be just a simple favor, were it not for the fact that Emily doesn't show up to pick up her child. And not for the next few days either. Good-natured Stephanie decides to help Emily's handsome husband in the search for his wife. Soon it will turn out how little she knew about her best friend…
3. SUICIDE ROOM: HATER (2020)
A single click divides love from hatred!
A Polish hater in action
Tomek (Maciej Musiałowski), a law student at the University of Warsaw, is caught plagiarizing and expelled from the university. However, he decides to hide this fact from the world and continues to receive financial support from the Krasucki family (Danuta Stenka, Jacek Koman) – the parents of Gabi (Vanessa Aleksander), a friend from his childhood. When the fraud comes to light, the disgraced boy loses the trust and kindness of his benefactors. Filled with anger and resentment, separated from Gabi, whom he has secretly had a crush on for years, Tomek plans revenge on the Krasuckis. The opportunity arises when he gets a job at an advertising agency, and with it access to the latest technologies and the secrets of the capital's elite. Under the guise of professional duties, Tomek begins to surveil the Krasuckis, who are actively involved in the political campaign of the candidate for mayor of the capital – Paweł Rudnicki (Maciej Stuhr). Soon the internet hater's plan begins to take increasingly real shape, and the path to its realization leads through the virtual world of a popular computer game.
4. The Social Network (2010)
TOP 5 films about social media that you have to see
How was Facebook created?
David Fincher's 2010 biographical drama The Social Network, depicting the creation and epic rise of Facebook in social media, focuses on Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg, who begins work on an internet sensation that would take the world by storm. The film presents the unprecedented success of a media mogul, which ultimately leads to both personal and legal complications.
5. Searching (2018)
David Kim's (John Cho) sixteen-year-old daughter disappears under mysterious circumstances. The local police begin an investigation. Unfortunately, within 37 hours nothing happens in the case. The desperate single father decides to look into his daughter's laptop in search of any traces that might help him find his beloved child.
Summary
The cinematic image of social media can be brutal: from the documentary The Social Dilemma, through thrillers about manipulation and cyberbullying, to the biography of Facebook's founder. Each of the five productions shows a different face of the internet.
Interestingly, the ranking also includes a Polish film, Suicide Room: Hater – a sequel to the acclaimed 2011 film that brings the problem of online hate into the world of politics and computer games.
