Knowing is good. Knowing everything is better.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, Ellar Coltrane, Glenne Headly, Bill Paxton, Karen Gillan |
| Director |
James Ponsoldt |
| Screenplay | James Ponsoldt, Dave Eggers, from the novel by Dave Eggers |
| Music | Danny Elfman |
| Cinematography | Matthew Libatique |
| Editing | Lisa Lassek, Franklin Peterson |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2017 |
| Produced by | Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ, Likely Story, Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation, Playtone, Route One Entertainment |
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| Genre | Thriller |
| Language | None (sic) |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | None |
| Violence | None |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | |
| These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines. | |
| PG-13: Parents Strongly Cautioned | Rated PG-13 for a sexual situation, brief strong language and some thematic elements including drug use |
| Runtime | 110 |
| USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. | |
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| Frightening / Tense Scenes |
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| Suggested age limit 13 + |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Metacritic.com 32 critics | 9 |  |
| Rottentomatoes critics 100 critics | 8 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer  he Circle assembles an impressive cast, but this digitally driven thriller spins aimlessly in its half-hearted exploration of timely themes. | 3 |  |
| Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics   | 10 | |
| CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Tech thriller tackles privacy issues but rings false. | 5 | |
What the People say | ||
| Metacritic.com users 71 users | 10 | |
| Rottentomatoes users 14886 users | 7 | |
| Internet 8653 Netizens Enlightening! | 11 |  |
Average .. 39% | 8 | |