Power, whistleblowing, and the hidden cost of a global platform collide in The Social Reckoning (2026), Aaron Sorkin’s follow-up to The Social Network.
Inspired by The Wall Street Journal’s “Facebook Files” investigation, the film follows Facebook engineer Frances Haugen as she works with journalist Jeff Horwitz to expose internal secrets about the company’s influence, safety failures, and impact on society. Starring Mikey Madison, Jeremy Strong, Jeremy Allen White, and Bill Burr, The Social Reckoning turns one of the biggest tech controversies of the modern era into a tense dramatic thriller.
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Movie Details Distributor: Sony Pictures Releasing Release Date: October 9, 2026 Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller Runtime: Not Available Country: United States Language: English Starring: Mikey Madison, Jeremy Strong, Jeremy Allen White, Bill Burr, Wunmi Mosaku, Billy Magnussen, Betty Gilpin Director: Aaron Sorkin
Listen, before I go on, I want to make something clear.
Okay.
I have a hunch you're not a fan of Facebook.
But I am.
I am here to help Facebook, not hurt it. Okay?
You sent me a message.
What would you like to talk about?
The chairman gavels the session to order.
You'll read your opening statement, which we'll skip past for now. That's a separate session.
And we'll move to witness questioning.
Spell your name and state your current occupation for the record.
M-A-R-K-C-U-C-K-E-R-B-E-R-G.
And your occupation?
I'm a professional defendant.
I ran classifiers on political groups where 30% of content hits multiple risk factors.
Hang on. I don't understand what you're saying.
Aren't you a tech reporter?
Ish.
Ish?
These guys are counting on the next round of congressional testimony to make you likable, Mark.
I'm happy to lend a hand, but I think you're doomed.
This company and that guy are playing an unprecedented role in our lives.
The firehose of bad information you are injecting into the air supply is becoming jet-powered.
I'm a free speech absolutist. I'm not the one who's lying.
And I'm not stopping them from seeing someone who is.
Anxiety and depression of teenage girls got worse as a result of time spent on the platform.
Senior leadership knows and is doing nothing.
I know there are easier enemies to make.
The mafia would be an easier enemy to make.
So what would you need?
To stand up the story, the internal documents.
This is a material violation of my NDA.
We're twice as big as the biggest country on earth.
We're not frightened of Congress. We're post-government around here.
Please, please let me quote that.
We have 102 hours to get everything.
She's going to get sued into small pieces.
I don't want to be made an example of by a guy with unlimited resources.
Part, I promise you, is imminent.
Enough!
People around here understand that when I say no, that's the end of the debate.
I'm not two years out of a dorm room anymore, Charlie. Look around.
I don't know what the girl thinks she's doing.
She's disrupting.
