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Aaron Sorkin's Script for 'The Social Reckoning' to Be Submitted for Best Original Screenplay

Aaron Sorkin’s follow-up to The Social Network dramatizes Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen and journalist Jeff Horwitz.

  • Writer-Director Aaron Sorkin's The Social Reckoning is now playing in theaters, dramatizing The Facebook Files, a 2021 investigation by The Wall Street Journal involving journalist Jeff Horwitz and whistleblower Frances Haugen.
  • The film examines how Facebook and Instagram algorithms prioritized inflammatory content for profit, exploring how the company, now under Meta, ignored the platform's societal impact despite the investigation's findings.
  • Jeremy Strong portrays Mark Zuckerberg opposite Mikey Madison as Frances Haugen and Jeremy Allen White as Jeff Horwitz, though critics contend the film feels "stuffed with so much exposition" and lacks The Social Network's dramatic energy.
  • Reviews suggest the film is "triggering but muted," struggling to balance weighty subject matter with dramatic momentum, while some critics argue it avoids digging into social media's deeper, uncomfortable implications.
  • Following the attack on the Capitol, the film depicts Zuckerberg deciding to stop President Trump from posting on Facebook, yet the narrative loses force knowing Facebook dismantled its fact-checking teams shortly after.
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Inspired by real events and by the whistleblower who triggered the social media crisis we are witnessing today, this original work by Aaron Sorkin is a complementary piece to the successful film The Social Network and a True Story by David v. Goliath. Frances Haugen (Madison), a young Facebook engineer, resorts to the help of Jeff Horwitz (White), a journalist at the Wall Street Journal, to embark on a dangerous journey that will bring to light …

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Pajiba broke the news on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
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