Why It’s A Good Option for Mank Fans: Before director David Fincher put Hollywood under the microscope with Mank, he did the same with the contradictory origins and revolutionary impact of Facebook in The Social Network – an exceptionally sharp biopic with the rare pulse of a suspense thriller from an Oscar-winning screenplay by Aaron Sorkin, who is famous for playing with the truth in the most welcomely entertaining ways.
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The success of his social networking platform leads an ego-driven Harvard drop-out (Academy Award nominee Jesse Eisenberg) to face legal and ethical challenges from his best friend and co-founder (Andrew Garfield) and ambitious twins (Armie Hammer in both roles) who claim he stole their idea.