The Social Network (2010), directed by David Fincher, follows the real-life story of Mark Zuckerberg and his invention and popularization of the social media platform Facebook, leading him to become one of the youngest billionaires. However, his rise to success comes with its own sets of challenges, some of which test his personal relationship with the people around him.
Here’s how you can watch and stream The Social Network via streaming services such as Netflix.
Is The Social Network available to watch via streaming?
Yes, The Social Network is available to watch via streaming on Netflix.
The film begins with a lawsuit against Mark Zuckerberg, the mastermind behind the popular social media site Facebook. The viewers are then taken to Zuckerberg’s days as a college student at Harvard who, with an investment of $1000 from his friend, Eduardo Saverin, begins to expand the social platform to his university and beyond. Soon, Facebook began to acquire enormous popularity, making Zuckerberg one of the youngest and richest entrepreneurs. However, he finds himself on the receiving end of a lawsuit by the Winklevoss twins and their business partner Divya, who accused him of stealing their intellectual ownership and making it his own.
Jesse Eisenberg plays Mark Zuckerberg. Other cast members include Andrew Garfield, Armie Hammer, Max Minghella, Rashida Jones, Justin Timberlake, and Brenda Song, to name a few.
Watch The Social Network streaming via Netflix
The Social Network is available to watch on Netflix.
You can watch via Netflix by following these steps:
- Visit netflix.com/signup
- Choose a payment plan from the following:
- $6.99 per month (standard with Ads)
- $15.49 per month (Standard)
- $22.99 per month (Premium)
- Enter your email address and password to create an account
- Enter your chosen payment method
The cheapest Netflix Standard with Ads Plan provides all but a few of its movies and TV shows. However, it will show ads before or during most of its content. You can watch in Full HD and on two supported devices at a time.
Its Standard Plan provides the same but is completely ad-free while also allowing users to download content on two supported devices with an additional option to add one extra member who doesn’t live in the same household.
The Premium Plan provides the same as above, though for four supported devices at a time, with content displaying in Ultra HD. Users get to download content on up to six supported devices at a time and have the option to add up to two extra members who don’t live in the same household. Netflix spatial audio is also supported.
The synopsis for The Social Network is as follows:
“The tale of a new breed of cultural insurgent: a punk genius who sparked a revolution and changed the face of human interaction for a generation, and perhaps forever.”
NOTE: The streaming services listed above are subject to change. The information provided was correct at the time of writing.
