The Social Network facts for kids

The Social Network is a 2010 American movie about the beginning of Facebook. Jesse Eisenberg played Mark Zuckerberg in the movie. David Fincher directed the movie. Adam Sorkin wrote the screenplay. The movie was very popular and won many awards, but did not win the Academy Award for Best Picture. The story happens in Massachusetts and California from 2003-2005.

Cast

• Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg
• Andrew Garfield as Eduardo Saverin
• Justin Timberlake as Sean Parker
• Armie Hammer as Cameron Winklevoss and Tyler Winklevoss
• Josh Pence as Tyler Winklevoss (body double for Armie Hammer)
• Max Minghella as Divya Narendra
• Brenda Song as Christy Lee
• Rashida Jones as Marylin Delpy
• Joseph Mazzello as Dustin Moskovitz
• Rooney Mara as Erica Albright
• Dustin Fitzsimons as The Phoenix S-K Club President
• Patrick Mapel as Chris Hughes
• Douglas Urbanski as Larry Summers
• Wallace Langham as Peter Thiel
• Dakota Johnson as Amelia Ritter
• Malese Jow as Alice Cantwel
• Denise Grayson as Gretchen
• James Shanklin as Prince Albert II
• Trevor Wright as Josh Thompson
• John Getz as Sy
• Shelby Young as K.C.
• David Selby as Gage
• Aaron Sorkin as Ad executive

Release dates

Country	Premiere
Canada	1 October 2010
United States	1 October 2010
Switzerland	7 October 2010 (German speaking region)
Germany	7 October 2010
Austria	8 October 2010
Uruguay	8 October 2010
Switzerland	13 October 2010 (French speaking region)
France	13 October 2010
Denmark	14 October 2010
Bulgaria	15 October 2010
Estonia	15 October 2010
Spain	15 October 2010
United Kingdom	15 October 2010
Ireland	15 October 2010
Iceland	15 October 2010
Latvia	15 October 2010
Poland	15 October 2010
Argentina	21 October 2010
Ukraine	21 October 2010
Finland	22 October 2010
Lithuania	22 October 2010
Sweden	22 October 2010
Turkey	22 October 2010
Belgium	27 October 2010
Egypt	27 October 2010
Georgia	27 October 2010
Greece	27 October 2010
Philippines	27 October 2010
Australia	28 October 2010
Chile	28 October 2010
Croatia	28 October 2010
Israel	28 October 2010
Kuwait	28 October 2010
Kazakhstan	28 October 2010
Netherlands	28 October 2010
Russia	28 October 2010
Singapore	28 October 2010
Norway	29 October 2010
Romania	29 October 2010
Indonesia	3 November 2010
Czech Republic	4 November 2010
Portugal	4 November 2010
Serbia	4 November 2010
Slovakia	4 November 2010
Taiwan	5 November 2010
Hungary	11 November 2010
Italy	11 November 2010
New Zealand	11 November 2010
Slovenia	11 November 2010
India	12 November 2010
Hong Kong	18 November 2010
South Korea	18 November 2010
Colombia	26 November 2010
Malaysia	2 December 2010
Peru	2 December 2010
Brazil	3 December 2010
Venezuela	3 December 2010
Mexico	10 December 2010
Japan	15 January 2011
Panama	28 January 2011

Images for kids

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  Harvard's rowing tradition is depicted in the film

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  Aaron Sorkin, Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake and David Fincher (from left to right) at the 2010 New York Film Festival

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  Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg expressed his dissatisfaction with the film being made about him and noted that much of the film's plot was not factual.

See also

In Spanish: The Social Network para niños