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The Net

Name: The Net
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2003-10-01
Cast: Eva Mattes, Tom Vogt, Ted Kaczynski, Lutz Dammbeck, John Brockman

2003 | 121 min | Documentary

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Tailor-made for spy-story fans and anyone who likes learning something new. Nobody is quite who they seem. If you loved The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz, start here.
The mood: Eye-opening.
The pace: Well paced for a documentary, at 2 hr 1 min.
What might put you off: It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Skip it if you want made-up drama tonight.

Explores the incredibly complex backstory of Ted Kaczynski, the infamous Unabomber. This exquisitely crafted inquiry into the rationale of this mythic figure situates him within a late 20th century web of technology—a system that he grew to oppose. A marvelously subversive approach to the history of the Internet, this insightful documentary combines speculative travelogue and investigative journalism to trace contrasting countercultural responses to the cybernetic revolution.

How it earned its rating

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Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
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Cast & crew

Directed by Lutz Dammbeck

Eva MattesNarrator (voice)
Tom VogtTed Kaczynski (voice)
Ted KaczynskiSelf (archive footage)
Lutz DammbeckSelf
John BrockmanSelf
Stewart BrandSelf
Robert W. TaylorSelf
Heinz von FoersterSelf
Butch GehringSelf
Chris WaitsSelf