The Circle
“Knowing is good. Knowing everything is better.”
A young tech worker takes a job at a powerful Internet corporation, quickly rises up the company's ranks, and soon finds herself in a perilous situation concerning privacy, surveillance and freedom. She comes to learn that her decisions and actions will determine the future of humanity.
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Cast
76 people
Emma Watson
Mae Holland
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Tom Hanks
Eamon Bailey
Known for
Forrest Gump
Toy Story
John Boyega
Ty Lafitte
Known for
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Pacific Rim: Uprising
Karen Gillan
Annie Allerton
Known for
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Oculus
Ellar Coltrane
Mercer Regalado
Known for
Boyhood
The Good Lord Bird
Patton Oswalt
Tom Stenton
Known for
Ratatouille
The Sandman
Glenne Headly
Bonnie Holland
Known for
The Night Of
Don Jon
Bill Paxton
Vinnie Holland
Known for
Edge of Tomorrow
Apollo 13
Poorna Jagannathan
Dr. Jessica Villalobos
Known for
Never Have I Ever
Defending Jacob
Nate Corddry
Dan
Known for
MINDHUNTER
For All Mankind
Mamoudou Athie
Jared
Known for
Elemental
Archive 81
Amir Talai
Matt
Known for
Hazbin Hotel
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James Ponsoldt Director · Dave Eggers Screenplay Danny Elfman Composer
Worldwide gross $41M · Budget $18M · United States release April 28, 2017
Box office
Budget
$18,000,000
Worldwide gross
$40,651,864
Gross vs. budget
2.3×
Production
Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation
Production
Route One Entertainment
Production
Playtone
Production
Likely Story
Production
1978 Films
Production
Image Nation Studios
Production
STX Entertainment
Studio · Production
Image Nation
Production
United Arab Emirates · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 26, 2017
Premiere · Tribeca Film Festival
United States · April 28, 2017
Theatrical
United States · August 1, 2017
Physical
Argentina
June 29, 2017 · Theatrical
Australia
May 4, 2017 · Theatrical
July 13, 2017 · Theatrical
Austria
September 8, 2017 · Digital
Brazil
June 15, 2017 · Theatrical
September 1, 2017 · Digital · Streaming
Chile
June 29, 2017 · Theatrical
France
July 12, 2017 · Theatrical
November 13, 2025 · TV · RTL9
Germany
September 7, 2017 · Theatrical
Greece
July 13, 2017 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
May 18, 2017 · Theatrical
Hungary
April 27, 2017 · Digital
Indonesia
May 3, 2017 · Theatrical
Ireland
June 30, 2017 · Digital · Netflix
Israel
June 1, 2017 · Theatrical
Italy
April 27, 2017 · Theatrical
Japan
November 10, 2017 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 11, 2017 · Theatrical
November 14, 2017 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
New Zealand
July 13, 2017 · Theatrical
Poland
May 19, 2017 · Digital
Portugal
April 27, 2017 · Theatrical
Puerto Rico
April 27, 2017 · Theatrical
Romania
May 5, 2017 · Theatrical
Russia
April 27, 2017 · Premiere
South Africa
July 14, 2017 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 22, 2017 · Theatrical
Spain
May 5, 2017 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 5, 2017 · Theatrical
September 18, 2017 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
Türkiye
April 28, 2017 · Theatrical
Ukraine
April 27, 2017 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 30, 2017 · Digital · Netflix
Vietnam
May 5, 2017 · Theatrical
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