The Circle (2017)
Die 24-jährige Mae Holland ist überglücklich. Sie hat einen Job in der angesagtesten Firma der Welt ergattert: beim „Circle“, einem Internetkonzern, der alle Kunden mit einer einzigen Internetidentität ausstattet, über die alles abgewickelt werden kann. Mit dem Wegfall der Anonymität im Netz – so das Ziel der „drei Weisen“, die den Konzern leiten – wird es keinen Schmutz mehr geben im Internet und auch keine Kriminalität. Mae stürzt sich voller Begeisterung in diese schöne neue Welt mit ihren lichtdurchfluteten Büros und High-Class-Restaurants, Gratis-Konzerten und coolen Partys. Sie wird zur Vorzeigemitarbeiterin und treibt den Wahn, alles müsse transparent sein, auf die Spitze. Doch eine Begegnung mit dem mysteriösen Kollegen Bailey ändert alles…
Der Regisseur:
James Ponsoldt
Die Autor:
James Ponsoldt, Dave Eggers.
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Emma Watson as Mae Holland |
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Tom Hanks as Eamon Bailey |
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John Boyega as Ty Lafitte |
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Karen Gillan as Annie Allerton |
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Ellar Coltrane as Mercer Regalado |
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Patton Oswalt as Tom Stenton |
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Glenne Headly as Bonnie Holland |
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Bill Paxton as Vinnie Holland |
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Poorna Jagannathan as Dr. Jessica Villalobos |
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Nate Corddry as Dan |
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Mamoudou Athie as Jared |
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Amir Talai as Matt |
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Smith Cho as Gina |
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Ellen Wong as Renata |
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Judy Reyes as Olivia Santos |
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Elvy as Sabine |
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Roger Joseph Manning Jr. as Beck Bandmate |
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Joey Waronker as Beck Bandmate |
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Michael Shuman as Beck Bandmate |
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Katie Costick as Partier |
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Regina Saldivar as Partier |
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Steven Klein as Man from the Crowd |
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Hunter Burke as EMT |
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Eve Gordon as Senator Williamson |
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Amie McCarthy Winn as Marion Lefebvre |
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Lauren Baldwin as Gretchen Karapcek |
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Nicola Bertram as Fiona Highbridge |
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Julian von Nagel as Julian |
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Beck as Beck |
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Nick Peine as Person from the Crowd |
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Michael Dean Russell Jr as Laundry Worker |
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Jason Sheridan as Improv Actor |
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Drew Droege as Improv Actor |
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Jimmy Wong as Foreign Born Circler |
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Sandeep Parikh as Foreign Born Circler |
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Mele Ihara as Foreign Born Circler |
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Andrew Hwang as Foreign Born Circler |
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Lizzie Prestel as Advertising Circler |
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Alana Aimaq as Mercer Seeker |
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Daniel William Jordan as Mercer Seeker |
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Melanie Steinmann as Young Circler |
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Ken Narasaki as Older Circler |
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Frederick Koehler as Kevin |
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Jedediah Jenk as Guppy (uncredited) |
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Claudia O'Doherty as High Powered Circler (uncredited) |
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Ara Woland as Circler (uncredited) |
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Brandon Van Vliet as Circler (uncredited) |
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Alan Trujillo as Circler (uncredited) |
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Derek Sulek as Circler (uncredited) |
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Jasper Salon as Circler (uncredited) |
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Parker Russell as Circler (uncredited) |
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Samir Patel as Circler (uncredited) |
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Afsheen Olyaie as Circler (uncredited) |
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James O'Connor as Circler (uncredited) |
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Henry Nolin as Circler (uncredited) |
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Rob Morris as Circler (uncredited) |
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Dez Mabunga as Circler (uncredited) |
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Shandel Love as Circler (uncredited) |
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Abraham Lim as Circler (uncredited) |
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Punnavith Koy as Circler (uncredited) |
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Slim Khezri as Circler (uncredited) |
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Stephen Michael Joseph as Circler (uncredited) |
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Allyson Nicole Jones as Circler (uncredited) |
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Jenine Giusto as Circler (uncredited) |
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Lori Crow as Circler (uncredited) |
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Reverend John Atom as Circler (uncredited) |
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Steven Adkins as Circler (uncredited) |
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Matt Van Beck as Mae's Deskmate #1 (uncredited) |
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Jennifer Fernandez as Mae's Deskmate #2 (uncredited) |
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Kelli Barksdale as Young Woman (uncredited) |
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Patrick Russo as Pill Popping Circler (uncredited) |
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Troy Murray as Tech Employee (uncredited) |
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Johny Walsh as Tech Employee (uncredited) |
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Adam Aseem Tiwari as Foreign Born Circler |
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Nick Valensi as Beck Bandmate |
| Crew | Clay Cullen | Stunts |
| Production | Walter F. Parkes | Producer |
| Writing | Dave Eggers | Novel |
| Writing | James Ponsoldt | Screenplay |
| Production | Gary Goetzman | Producer |
| Production | Stefanie Azpiazu | Executive Producer |
| Production | Anthony Bregman | Producer |
| Production | Evan Hayes | Executive Producer |
| Directing | James Ponsoldt | Director |
| Production | Laurie MacDonald | Executive Producer |
| Production | Steven Shareshian | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tom Hanks | Producer |
| Production | Sally Wilcox | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Lisa Lassek | Editor |
| Camera | Matthew Libatique | Director of Photography |
| Production | Avy Kaufman | Casting |
| Production | Sophia Dilley | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jane Galli | Makeup Department Head |
| Production | Jeff Valeri | Production Supervisor |
| Camera | Frank Masi | Still Photographer |
| Art | Rosemary Brandenburg | Set Decoration |
| Art | Jaudi Negri | Set Dresser |
| Crew | Daniela Kriston | Thanks |
| Art | Jeff Rubinstein | Location Scout |
| Production | Russell Levine | Executive Producer |
| Sound | David Jobe | Foley |
| Crew | Chad Dashnaw | Stunts |
| Camera | Tana Dubbe | Key Grip |
| Art | Diane Friedman | Location Scout |
| Production | Alex Scott-Gatty | Line Producer |
| Sound | Randall L. Johnson | Boom Operator |
| Art | Gerald Sullivan | Production Design |
| Sound | D. Chris Smith | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Peter Cron | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Lisa Pinero | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | M. Shane Cates | Grip |
| Camera | Thomas C. Miller | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Valerie Zielonka | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | Danny Elfman | Original Music Composer |
| Visual Effects | Shiran Amir | VFX Editor |
| Visual Effects | Todd Reynolds | VFX Editor |
| Production | Scott Trimble | Location Manager |
| Production | Caroline Ross | Production Manager |
| Sound | Casey Genton | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Wade Allen | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Edgardo Simone | Orchestrator |
| Art | Sarah M. Pott | Art Direction |
| Art | Sebastian Schroder | Art Direction |
| Crew | J.M. Logan | Post Production Supervisor |
| Art | Bart Barbuscia | Set Dresser |
| Art | Bryan Stanis | Set Dresser |
| Visual Effects | Teague Chrystie | VFX Artist |
| Production | Harrison Nesbit | Casting Assistant |
| Sound | Ellen Segal | Music Editor |
| Sound | Tiffany Anders | Music Supervisor |
| Writing | Dave Eggers | Screenplay |
| Editing | Franklin Peterson | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emma Potter | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elizabeth Cortez | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kathrine Gordon | Hair Department Head |
| Directing | Nicolas Harvard | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Lars Slind | Set Dresser |
| Production | Edward Mazurek | Location Manager |
| Crew | Stephen Morton | Compositors |
| Art | Lenna Karacostas | Art Department Assistant |
| Lighting | Jeff Ferrero | Gaffer |
| Crew | Ricardo Elliott II | Compositors |
| Camera | Colin Hudson | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Todd Voght | Set Costumer |
| Directing | Barry L. Caldwell | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Tommy Maddox-Upshaw | Additional Photography |
| Crew | Steven Trebus | Post Production Assistant |
| Art | Peter Moody | Location Scout |
| Camera | Colin Hudson | Steadicam Operator |
| Production | Chris Bustard | Casting |
| Visual Effects | Patrick J. Barry | VFX Editor |
| Crew | Adam Zucker | Post Production Assistant |
| Production | Leeba Zakharov | Casting Associate |
| Editing | Lara Khachooni | First Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Carl Stern | Compositors |
| Crew | Tyler Westen | Score Engineer |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Voght | Set Costumer |
| Art | Luca Nemolato | Conceptual Design |
| Directing | Steve Gehrke | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Jesse Garcia | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Crew | Kelli Barksdale | Stunts |
| Crew | Alice Rietveld | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Danny Wynands | Stunts |
| Crew | Dean Bailey | Stunt Driver |
| Crew | Robert Nagle | Stunt Driver |
| Sound | Susan Kurtz | Dialogue Editor |
| Production | Wednesday Standley | Production Coordinator |
| Directing | Chris O'Hara | Second Assistant Director |