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Line 1: {{short description|1995 film by Irwin Winkler}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox film | name = The Net Line 20 ⟶ 21: | country = United States | language = English | budget = $22 million<ref>{{Cite The Numbers|id=Net-The|title=The Net|publisher_hide=1|accessdate=August 3, 2022 | gross = $110.6 million<ref name="BOM" /> }} '''''The Net''''' is a 1995 American [[action thriller film]] directed by [[Irwin Winkler]]<ref name="The Net">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/84681/Net-The/|title=The Net|work=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|accessdate=March 23, 2016}}</ref> and starring [[Sandra Bullock]], [[Jeremy Northam]], and [[Dennis Miller]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sims|first=Chris|date=April 30, 2013|title=What We Learned About Technology From 1995's The Net|language=en-US|magazine=Wired|url=https://www.wired.com/2013/04/the-net-movie-technology/|access-date= In the film, a [[systems analyst]] with few personal contacts learns that all records about her life have been deleted, and that her house has been emptied. She has to find a way to reclaim her identity. Line 64 ⟶ 65: ==Production== In October 1994, Bullock committed to filming ''The Net'' from mid-January through April 10, 1995.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper= [[Chicago Sun Times]] |date=October 24, 1994|title=Thriller may 'Net' Actress Over $2 Million |page=38 |accessdate=October 2, 2012 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4253931.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611131812/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4253931.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 11, 2014}}</ref> ''The Net'' was filmed in San Francisco's [[Moscone Center]] on Thursday, *{{cite news |last1=Guthrie |first1=Julian |title=Bullock drives the Mac bus |url=https://www.sfgate.com/style/article/Bullock-drives-the-Mac-bus-3160324.php |access-date= *{{cite news |newspaper= [[San Francisco Examiner]] |date=January 6, 1995 |title= She Parked The Bus Outside |page=A25 }} </ref><ref name="drainmag/computer-aids">{{cite web |last1=McKinney |first1=Cait |title=Can a Computer Remember AIDS? |url=https://drainmag.com/can-a-computer-remember-aids/ |website=Drain Magazine |access-date= ==Reception== Line 75 ⟶ 76: ===Critical response=== Based on 56 reviews, it has an average score of 5.4 out of 10 on [[Rotten Tomatoes]] with 45% of critics giving positive reviews. The site's consensus states: "The premise isn't without potential and Sandra Bullock is as likable as ever, but ''The Net'' lacks sufficient thrills – or plausible plot points – to recommend catching."<ref>{{cite Rotten Tomatoes |type = m |id = net |title = The Net |publisher_hide = 1 |accessdate = [[Owen Gleiberman]], writing for ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', complimented Sandra Bullock's performance, saying, "Bullock pulls you into the movie. Her overripe smile and clear, imploring eyes are sometimes evocative of [[Julia Roberts]]".<ref>{{cite magazine | date = August 4, 1995 Line 82 ⟶ 83: | magazine = [[Entertainment Weekly]] | url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,298206,00.html | accessdate = | archive-date = | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140428022802/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,298206,00.html | url-status = dead | |||