"The Social Account": The film that exposes the dark side of Facebook | Review

A review of Aaron Sorkin's film "The Social Account," a journalistic drama about Facebook's scandals. The film follows Zuckerberg, journalist Jeff Horowitz, and whistleblower Frances Haugen. The review praises the acting and gripping plot but notes that the film does not reach the level of its predecessor, "The Social Network."

A review of Aaron Sorkin's new film "The Social Account," which premieres on October 8, 2026. The film is a journalistic drama set 16 years after "The Social Network," focusing on the years when Facebook's failures were exposed. The plot moves between two timelines: one follows Mark Zuckerberg and company executives, and the other follows a team of journalists led by Jeff Horowitz and whistleblower Frances Haugen, a former Facebook employee who leaked internal information. The review praises the acting, especially of Jeremy Allen White, Mikey Madison, and Jeremy Strong, and the gripping plot that manages to hold the viewer for nearly two hours. However, it notes that the film does not reach the cinematic level of its predecessor in terms of direction, cinematography, and editing, and sometimes veers into excessive drama. The film receives a score of 4 out of 5.