Cast and Crew:  David Fincher (Director); Aaron Sorkin (Screenwriter); Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross (Music); Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer, Max Minghella, Brenda Song, Rashida Jones, Rooney Mara

What It’s About: The Social Network is a heavily dramatized early history of the creation of Facebook; it’s a tale of friendship, trust, power, and revenge. The film is based on the book The Accidental Billionaires.

Why Watch it Today?: The original website that became Facebook was launched on this date in 2004.