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Released Oct 9, 2026

The Social Reckoning

2026 · R · Drama, History
Directed by Aaron Sorkin

Frances Haugen, a young Facebook engineer, enlists the help of Jeff Horwitz, a Wall Street Journal reporter, to go on a dangerous journey that ends up blowing the whistle on the social network's most guarded secrets.

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Real Score
52
Divisive
from 709 reactions
very high confidence
32% positive40% mixed27% negative
↑ RisingTrend
+2vs hype

What people are saying

Updated nightly
The Real Review

The Social Reckoning is mostly a mixed bag, with the cast doing better than the story. Mikey Madison as Frances Haugen and Jeremy Allen White as Jeff Horwitz, the Facebook engineer and Wall Street Journal reporter behind the leak, get the warmest response, and Bill Burr as Charlie Garrigan lands too. Jeremy Strong's Mark Zuckerberg is a sore spot, and the film's look and pacing don't help. Some liked the humor, but the bigger complaint is that the plot feels familiar and thin, especially when compared to The Social Network. Overall, the performances carry it more than Sorkin's approach, and that's probably why it never settles into a clear favorite.

Synthesized from 709 real reactions · very high confidenceHumorActingStoryOriginalityVisualsPacing

Hype vs reality

Before release, then after.

50Pre-release
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52Audience
+2
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From 1,410 pre-release reactions, locked on Oct 9, 2026. The audience score is built only from reactions since.

BeforeDivisive1,410 reactions
AfterDivisive709 reactions

Sentiment split

Every qualifying reaction, weighted.

32%positive
  • Positive32%
  • Mixed40%
  • Negative27%

By aspect

What people scored, piece by piece.

humor84
acting74
story45
pacing38
visuals25
originality15

How opinion moved

The Real Score, night by night.

485154Oct 10Oct 115052

Buzz

1,656 reactions over two weeks, counted by the day they were posted.

0200400Sep 28: 18 reactionsSep 28Sep 29: 30 reactionsSep 30: 46 reactions30Oct 1: 28 reactionsOct 2: 32 reactions2Oct 3: 15 reactionsOct 4: 31 reactions4Oct 5: 70 reactionsOct 6: 100 reactions6Oct 7: 308 reactionsOct 8: 243 reactions8Oct 9: 392 reactionsOct 10: 283 reactions10Oct 11: 60 reactions11Release

Where the signal came from

Volume and platform mix only.

Social Media709

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Names and topics that came up

Mentions across all reactions, with the share that were positive. Anything mentioned fewer than twice never shapes the review.

Aaron Sorkinperson161×12%+
Jeremy Strongperson59×25%+
Mikey Madisonperson58×45%+
Mark Zuckerbergperson51×2%+
Jeremy Allen Whiteperson40×33%+
Frances Haugenperson29×21%+
Mark Zuckerbergcharacter17×12%+
Bill Burrperson12×42%+
The Social Networkplot element10×30%+
David Fincherperson9×11%+
Frances Haugencharacter7×14%+
Sorkinperson6×17%+
Zuckerbergperson6×0%+
Zuckerbergcharacter5×0%+
Jesse Eisenbergperson4×0%+

The cast

Mentions and share positive

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